Juan de Zumárraga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Juan de Zumárraga

Archbishop of Mexico

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1468

Place of Birth: Durango, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 13-Jun-1548

Profession: missionary, Catholic priest

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Juan de Zumárraga

  • Don Juan de Zumárraga y Arrazola (1468 – June 3, 1548) was a Spanish Basque Franciscan prelate and first bishop of Mexico.
  • He wrote Doctrina breve, the first book published in the Western hemisphere, printed in Mexico City in 1539.

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