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Juan de Moncada
Juan
de
Moncada
was a
Roman Catholic
clergyman
in
Spain in the 17th century
.
He was born in
Valencia
as
11th
child
of
Francisco de Moncada y Folch de Cardona
,
1st
Marquis of
Aitona
. His brother was
Gastón de Moncada, 2nd Marquis of Aitona
.
For some time prior to May,
1612
de Moncada served as
Bishop of Barcelona
. In that month he was
appointed
Archbishop of Tarragona
and
primate
of northeast Spain. His
nephew
Francisco de Moncada
dedicated
his
Catalan
Chronicle
to his
uncle
the archbishop.
Juan de Moncada
died
in
1622
.