Note 26 — Chapter XI

Fray Geronimo de Loaysa, the first Archbishop of Lima, was born at Talavera. One of his brothers was Archbishop of Seville and President of the Council of the Indies. Fray Geronimo arrived at Lima as Bishop in 1543. He did what he could as a peacemaker. In 1546 he set out for Spain, at the request of Gonzalo Pizarro, to explain the state of affairs. But he found Gasca at Panama, and joined with him. He was at Sacsahuana and helped Gasca in the repartimientos. He held the first Council of Lima in 1551, having been promoted to Archbishop. In the insurrection of Giron he marched against the rebels. He befriended the two young daughters of the murdered Inca Tupac Amaru, taking them into his house. Archbishop Loaysa died on October 25, 1575.