Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz

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Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz (1589–4 July 1653) was a Roman Catholic bishop who led the Diocese of Santiago de Cuba from 1649 until his death in 1653. He was born in Mexico in 1589. On 13 September 1649, he was appointed Bishop of Santiago de Cuba during the papacy of Pope Innocent X. He was consecrated as bishop on 19 February 1651 by Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila, with Father Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin assisting. He served as bishop until he died on 4 July 1653 in Santiago de Cuba. Earlier in his priesthood, he helped consecrate Diego de Guevara y Estrada as Archbishop of Santo Domingo in 1642.