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vacancy in the see of Mexico caused by the death of Zumárraga was, on the 13th of June, 1551, filled by the appointment of Alonso de Montúfar as archbishop. He was a prominent Dominican, twice prior of the convent of Santa Cruz de Granada; likewise a doctor of the university there and a censor of the inquisition. It is said that his acceptance of this see was solely with the view to benefit the native races, and to that end he brought out with him ten Franciscan friars and as many of his own order,

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