Juan de Camargo y Angulo

Juan de Camargo y Angulo y Pasquer (1663–1733) was Bishop of Pamplona from 1716 to 1725 and Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1720 to 1733.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camargo and the second or maternal family name is Angulo.

Biography

Juan de Camargo y Angulo y Pasquer was born in Ágreda on June 30, 1663.[1]

He was appointed Bishop of Pamplona on October 5, 1716, and he was subsequently consecrated as a bishop on December 18, 1716.[1] He was commissioned as Grand Inquisitor of Spain on March 26, 1720.[2] Under his leadership, the Spanish Inquisition undertook its last major persecution of the marranos, with 93 people executed in 66 auto-da-fés between 1721 and 1725.[3] He resigned as Bishop of Pamplona on March 20, 1725.[1]

He died on May 24, 1733.[1]

References
  1. Profile from catholic-hierarchy.org
  2. From Appendix 2 to Henry Charles Lea's History of the Spanish Inquisition, Vol. I
  3. Article on Polish Wikipedia
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Diego de Astorga y Céspedes		 Grand Inquisitor of Spain
1720–1733		 Succeeded by
Andrés de Orbe y Larreategui



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