Martín Vasquez de Arce
Martín Vasquez de Arce, O.P. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Puerto Rico.Biography
Martín Vasquez de Arce was born in Cuzco, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On August 18, 1599, he was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement VIII as Bishop of Puerto Rico. While bishop, he was the Co-Consecrator of Juan Ramírez de Arellano, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala, Juan Pérez de Espinosa, Bishop of Santiago de Chile, and Mateo Burgos Moraleja, Bishop of Pamplona. He served as Bishop of Puerto Rico until his death on October 17, 1651.
