Juan Pardo de Tavera

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His Eminence Juan Pardo de Tavera
Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo Primate of Spain
Posthumous Portrait of Juan Pardo de Tavera by El Greco
Archdiocese	Toledo
Appointed	27 Apr 1534
Term ended	1 August 1545
Other post(s)	Cardinal-priest of San Giovanni in Porta Latina
Previous post(s)	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1524–34) Bishop of Osma (1523–34) Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1514–23)
Orders
Created cardinal	22 February 1531 by Pope Clement VII
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	26 May 1472 Toro, Zamora, Crown of Castile
Died	1 August 1545 (aged 73) Valladolid, Crown of Castile

Juan Pardo de Tavera (26 May 1472 – 1 August 1545) was a Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal who was Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain (1534–1545) and Grand Inquisitor of Spain (1539–1545). He had previously been Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela (1524–1534), Bishop of Osma (1523–1524), Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo (1514–1523) and President of the Royal Council (1524-1539).^[1]