Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar

Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar (May 1546 – 16 March 1625) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Guadalajara.

Quotes about Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar

• Among the most distinguished prelates were Alonso de la Mota, a native of Mexico, who was an efficient protector of the Indians against Spanish usurpations.
  • Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of Mexico (1883)