Born in
Aldeanueva de la Vera in 1599, he studied in the
Convent of San Esteban in Salamanca, where he later became the prior. He was ordained bishop of
Osma in 1664 and then of
Sigüenza in 1672 where he died. As theologian he represented the last outstanding figure of the so-called
School of Salamanca. His work
Disputationes theologicae is mentioned by many scholars of the 18th century. == Works ==