Martín de Cande

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Martín de Cande, sometimes known as Nuño de Cande,[1] was a Spanish priest who, after holding the positions of dean and capiscol of Toledo Cathedral[2] serves as Bishop of Segovia from 10 June 1364 to 1370, after the death of Juan Lucero.[3]

Life and ministry

In 1365, he approved the foundation of the convent of La Merced, carried out by the Segovian noblewoman Elvira Martínez, mother of Pedro Fernández Pecha, founder of the Order of Saint Jerome. Also during his reign of the diocese, a tragic accident occurred at the Alcázar of Segovia, in which Pedro Enríquez de Castilla, the natural son of King Henry II of Castile, died. The cathedral chapter officiated at his burial, and the child was buried in the original cathedral.[4]

The length of his reign is unclear: José María Quadrado maintains that his reign lasted from 1362 to 1368,[5] although he appears as bishop in 1370, acting as an arbitrator judge alongside the Jew Çag Abudacham,[6] so it must have ended that year, coinciding with the mandate of the next bishop, Juan Sierra.

The date of his death is unknown, but it occurred in 1370. He was buried in Mozarabic Chapel in Toledo Cathedral.[4]

References

  1. 1.Carlos de Lecea: Memorial histórico de Segovia, escrito por don Juan de Pantigoso en 1523, Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia, tomo XIV, 1889.
  2. 2.Vicente Beltrán de Heredia: Bulario de la Universidad de Salamanca (1219-1549), vol. 1.
  3. 3.Diego de Colmenares: Historia de Segovia, capítulo XXV.
  4. 4.[4.2]Gil González Dávila: Teatro eclesiástico de las iglesias..., vol. 1.
  5. 5.José María Quadrado: Segovia, recuerdos y bellezas de España. Las fechas propuestas con el autor no coinciden con las que aporta el resto de bibliografía, y existen documentos que demuestran que el mandato del obispo se extendió hasta 1370, como queda reseñado.
  6. 6.Red de Juderías de España: Judería de Segovia Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 26 February 2013.