Andrés de Orbe y Larreategui
Andrés de Orbe y Larreategui
Andrés de Orbe y Larreategui was the Grand Inquisitor of Spain in 1733–1740, during the reign of Philip V of Spain. Afterwards, he held the nunciature in Spain as a representative of the Roman Catholic Popes.
In Philip V promoted de Orbe as Viscount of Santa Cruz in 1733 and as Marquis of Valdespina in 1736. de Orbe also built for his nephew, also Don Andrés, the Palacio de Valdespina in Ermua, being used today as the Town Hall of this Basque town.
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| Preceded by Juan de Camargo y Angulo |
Grand Inquisitor of Spain 1733–1740 |
Succeeded by Manuel Isidro Orozco Manrique de Lara |
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