Juan de Salamanca
Spanish priest
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| Intro | Spanish priest | |
| Places | Spain | |
| is | Priest | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Religion: | Catholic church | |
| Death | 1538Canary Islands, Spain |
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Juan de Salamanca Polanco, O.P. (Burgos, c. 1490- Canary Islands, 1538) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Islas Canarias (1531–1538).
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Juan de Salamanca was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 6 Mar 1531, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VII as Bishop of Islas Canarias. He served as Bishop of Islas Canarias until his death in 1538.