Gaspar de Ávalos de la Cueva
Spanish cardinal
Gaspar de Ávalos de la Cueva (1485–1545), also named Gaspar Dávalos de la Cueva, was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Early life
Gaspar Dávalos de la Cueva was born in Guadix, Spain, in 1485, the son of Rodrigo Dávalos and Leonor de la Cueva.
In Italy, another clergyman member of this family was cardinal Innico d'Avalos d'Aragona.
He studied under his uncle, Hernando de Talavera, Archbishop of Granada. He then attended the University of Paris, receiving a licentiate in theology, and then studied theology at the University of Salamanca.
He lived in Baeza, Alcaraz, and Guadix. On 4 August 1509 he became a fellow of the Colegio de Santa Cruz at the University of Valladolid, later becoming a professor there. In 1517, he became lector in theology at Santa María de Guadalupe. He was also a canon of the cathedral chapter of the Cathedral of Murcia and of Cartagena Cathedral.
Church career
On 14 November 1524 he was elected Bishop of Guadix y Baza.
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