Gerónimo Castillón y Salas [SEP] position held
Gerónimo Castillón y Salas
Gerónimo Castillón y Salas (1756–1835) was a Spanish bishop who was the last Grand Inquisitor of Spain.
Biography.
Gerónimo Castillón y Salas was born in Lascellas-Ponzano on September 30, 1756, the second son of José Castillón y Campo and his wife Brígida Salas. He was educated at the , receiving a law degree on May 15, 1776 and a degree in theology on September 9, 1779.
After he was ordained as a priest, he served in Monzón, before
employees of the Court of Accounts of Buenos Aires, where his father performed administrative functions.
Like other members of his mother's family, Manuel served in the military. His mother's ancestors include Captains Miguel Gerónimo Esparza, Francisco de Salas Reynoso, Pedro Morales y Mercado and Gonzalo Carbajal, who served as General and Lieutenant Governor of Santa Fe.
Manuel Canaveris and his brothers Mariano, Joaquín and José were members of the volunteer militias, for defense of Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata