Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Mota and the second or maternal family name is Escobar.
Most Reverend

Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar
Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
In office1607–1625
PredecessorDiego de Romano y Govea
SuccessorGutiérrez Bernardo de Quirós
Previous postBishop of Santiago de Cuba (1580–1597)
Orders
ConsecrationJune 1599
Personal details
Born18 May 1546
Mexico
Died16 March 1625(1625-03-16) (aged 78)
Tlaxcala, Mexico

Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (18 May 1546 – 16 March 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) (1607–1625), Bishop of Guadalajara (1598–1607), and Bishop Elect of Nicaragua (1594–1595).

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