(1588–1662) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Córdoba (1635–1662).
[1][2][3] Melchor Maldonado y Saavedra was born in Río de la Hacha in 1588 and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.
[4] On 20 September 1631, he was selected as Bishop of Córdoba and confirmed by Pope Urban VIII on 8 March 1632.
[1][4] In 1633, he was consecrated bishop by Hernando de Arias y Ugarte, Archbishop of Lima.
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