Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (born 1428)

Pedro González de Mendoza

Spanish cardinal and statesman (1428-1495)

Pedro González de Mendoza was a Spanish cardinal, statesman and lawyer. He served on the council of King Henry IV of Castile and in 1467 fought for him at the Second Battle of Olmedo. In 1468 he was named bishop of Sigüenza and in 1473 he became cardinal and archbishop of…