Jerónimo Manrique de Lara was born in
Córdoba, Andalusia,
Spain in 1530, On 9 Jan 1579, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Gregory XIII as
Bishop of Salamanca. On 29 Mar 1579, he was consecrated bishop by
Martín de Córdoba Mendoza,
Bishop of Córdoba, with
Francisco Pacheco de Córdoba,
Bishop of Málaga, and
Diego de Simancas,
Bishop of Zamora, serving as co-consecrators. He served as Bishop of Salamanca until his death on 19 Sep 1593. While bishop, he was the principal consecrator of
Pedro Vélez Guevara,
Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1584); and
Pedro Castro Quiñones,
Archbishop of Granada (1590). == References ==