Pedro Manrique de Lara (archbishop)

(1553–1615) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Zaragoza (1611–1615)[2] and Bishop of Tortosa (1601–1611).

[3][4][5] Pedro Manrique de Lara was born in Crotone, Italy in 1553[1] and ordained a priest in the Order of Saint Augustine.

[3] On 12 February 1601, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Tortosa.

[3] At the end of 1610 King Philip III named Pedro Manrique Viceroy of Catalonia.

The bishop moved to Barcelona, and was mainly concerned with the problems arising from the departure of the Catalan Moors.