Felipe Beltrán Serrano

Felipe Beltrán Serrano (1704–1783) was a Spanish churchman who was Bishop of Salamanca from 1763 to 1783 and Grand Inquisitor of Spain from 1775 to 1783.

Felipe Beltrán Serrano was born in La Serra d'en Galceran on 20 October 1704, the son of poor parents.

[1] Through the patronage of Ginés Rabaza Perellós, Marquis of Dos Aquas, he enrolled at the University of Valencia in 1721.

[2] In 1724, he began the study of Christian theology at the University of Valencia, receiving a master's degree after three years.

[2] In 1739, again through the patronage of Ginés Rabaza Perellós, Marquis of Dos Aquas, he was appointed parish priest of Bétera.