Antonio de Benavides y Bazán was born in 1612 in
Madrid,
Spain. In Jul 1670, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Clement X as
Apostolic Internuncio to Spain but resigned soon afterward in October 1670. On 10 Apr 1679, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Innocent XI as
Titular Archbishop of
Tyrus and on 8 May 1679, named
Patriarch of West Indies. On 28 May 1679, he was
consecrated bishop by
Savo Millini,
Titular Archbishop of
Caesarea in Cappadocia, with
Antonio de Isla y Mena,
Bishop of Osma, and
Antonio Ibarra,
Bishop of Almería, serving as
co-consecrators. In Sep 1689, he was again appointed during the papacy of
Pope Alexander VIII as
Apostolic Internuncio to Spain; he resigned in Aug 1690. He served as Patriarch of West Indies until his death on 22 Jan 1691. == References ==