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José Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón

José María Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón (26 June 1840 – 19 August 1921) was a Mexican archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. A 1905 newspaper article in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat referred to him as "the greatest orator and one of the most learned prelates of the Catholic church of Mexico".

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José Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón

Ocios poéticos, Montes de Oca y Obregon, Ignacio, 1896

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Name
Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón
Born
26 June 1840
Birthplace
Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Died
19 August 1921
Place of death
New York City, U.S.
Nationality
Mexico
Occupation
poet · catholic priest · catholic bishop
Education
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Honours
Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII
Languages
Spanish

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José María Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón (26 June 1840 – 19 August 1921) was a Mexican archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. A 1905 newspaper article in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat referred to him as "the greatest orator and one of the most learned prelates of the Catholic church of Mexico".

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