[1] Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz was born in Mexico in 1589.
[2] On 13 September 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.
[1][2] On 19 February 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila, assisted by Father Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin.
[2] He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 4 July 1653.
[2] While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of Diego de Guevara y Estrada, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1642).