malice was exhibited, chiefly from his quarrel with the archbishop. The real nature of this trouble is not clear, though it arose from the interference of each dignitary with what the other considered his special privileges and duties.[1] While the crown was not seriously alarmed, a similar quarrel in 1624 probably induced it to remote one of them.
The prelate, Doctor Francisco Manso y Zúñiga,[2] had on April 12, 1628,[3] been appointed to succeed the troublesome Serna, He possessed many qualifications for his office whereby he gained not only public approval but the confidence of the king. Educated at Salamanca, he took orders in 1608, became rector of Valladolid university, vicar-general of Aloa, abbot of several prominent establishments, oidor of Granada in 1612, and finally member of the India Council; so that with high learning and ecclesiastic experience he combined the training of judge and political counselor;[4] yet we find him embroiling himself so far with the viceroy as to lead to his recall in 1635.[5] Otherwise his administration proved satisfactory, and among the people his memory was revered for the kindness and charity displayed in particular during the great inundation, and in aiding religious edifices.[6] The king indeed was not displeased, for he presented him to the see of Cartagena and afterward to the archdiocese of Búrgos. In 1650 Zúñiga entered the Indian Council with the title of conde de Ervias.[7]
- ↑ Gonzalez Dávila, who wrote about this time, merely says, 'Tvvo encuentros con el Virrey en defensa de la inmunidad de la Iglesia.' Teatro Ecles., i. 61. The marchioness was actually to be prevented from visiting nunneries.
- ↑ Panes adds Mendoza. Virreyes, MS., 96.
- ↑ Gonzalez Dávila writes 1629; but Zúñiga was at Mexico already in February of this year, and arrived probably at the close of 1628.
- ↑ He was born at Cañas about 1582, and studied also at Valladolid.
- ↑ Cavo erroneously writes 1639. Tres Siglos, ii. 11.
- ↑ Gonzalez Dávila speaks also of his liberal expenditures at the funeral of the infante archbishop of Toledo, Teatro, 61, yet this act savors rather of obsequious calculation.
- ↑ And visconde de Negueruela. Sosa, Episc. Mex., 72. At his death, six years later, he left treasures to the value of 800,000 pesos, which were placed under embargo. Guijo, Diario, in Doc. Hist. Mex., série ii. tom. i. 359. Yet the greater part no doubt reached his heirs.
