Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Hinojosa and the second or maternal family name is Montalvo.

Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo, O.F.M. (1575 – 5 July 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Nicaragua (1630–1631).

Most Reverend Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo
Bishop of Nicaragua
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Diocese of Nicaragua
In office	1630–1631
Predecessor	Benito Rodríguez Valtodano
Successor	Juan Barahona Zapata del Águila
Orders
Consecration	16 September 1630 by Juan Guzman
Personal details
Born	1575 Madrid, Spain
Died	5 July 1631 (age 56) León, Nicaragua
Nationality	Spanish

Biography

Agustin de Hinojosa y Montalvo was born in Madrid, Spain in 1575 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 12 August 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Nicaragua. On 16 September 1630, he was consecrated bishop by Juan Guzman, Archbishop of Tarragona with Francisco Olivares Maldonado, Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, and Cristóforo Chrisostome Carletti, Bishop of Termia, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Nicaragua until his death on 5 July 1631.

External links and additional sources

• Cheney, David M. "Diocese of León en Nicaragua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}
• Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of León (Nicaragua)". GCatholic.org. Retrieved June 15, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops) ^{[self-published]}