Tomás de Berlanga

Fray Tomás de Berlanga, O.P., (1487 – 8 August 1551) was the fourth Bishop of Panamá.<ref>Fray Tomas de Berlanga - Catholic Encyclopedia article</ref><ref name=HierarchiaIII-Panama>Template:Cite book (in Latin)</ref>

Biography

Tomás de Berlanga was born in Berlanga de Duero in Soria, Spain.<ref name=CathHierTomBerl>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} ^{[self-published]}</ref> On February 11, 1534, Pope Clement VII appointed him Bishop of Panama. On May 17, 1534, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco Mendoza de Bobadilla, Bishop of Coria.<ref name=CathHierTomBerl /> Francisco Mendoza, Bishop of Palencia, was co-consecrator, with Father Francisco de Navarra y Hualde assisting.<ref name=CathHierTomBerl />

In 1535, he sailed to Peru to settle a dispute between Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro over division of territory after the conquest of the Inca Empire.<ref name=Leon>Leon, P., 1998, The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, Chronicles of the New World Encounter, edited and translated by Cook and Cook, Durham: Duke University Press, Template:ISBN</ref>Template:Rp His ship stalled when the winds died and strong currents carried him out to the Galápagos Islands which he thus discovered on March 10, 1535. He sent an account of the adventure and discovery to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain. Berlanga resigned his see in 1537.<ref name=CathHierTomBerl />

When Tomás de Berlanga returned to the Berlanga de Duero from America, he brought with him a cayman from the Chagres River in Panama. This cayman measured 3 meters. It is currently on display in the Colegiata de Nuestra Señora del Mercado in Berlanga de Duero.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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