Career
On July 1, 1547, Pope Paul III appointed him the first Bishop of Paraguay. He was consecrated by Juan Martínez Silíceo, Archbishop of Toledo. On April 2, 1552, he was appointed by Pope Julius III as Bishop of Santa Marta.
On March 22, 1564, Pope Pius IV appointed him the first Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada.
He died on February 12, 1569. He was the principal Consecrator of Juan Simancas Simancas, Bishop of Cartagena and Pedro Sánchez Martín, Bishop of Coro.
