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Zuniga opposed establishing a separate diocese for FL
Source: The Governorship of Spanish Florida #122
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In 1701 when the new bishop of Cuba, Diego Evelino de Compostela, revived the issue, roles were completely reversed. The bishop this time proposed a separate diocese for Florida, claiming that it was impossible for him to make the dangerous voyage to Saint Augustine. A resident bishop in Florida, he believed, would be beneficial for the colony. [Note 9: gov to king 3/10/1701] Governor Zuniga opposed the proposal. He stated that the voyage from Havana took eight days at most, and there was absolutely no need for a new diocese. He gave no other reasons for his opposition, but apparently the governor either did not want to pay the costs of maintaining a new prelate or was fearful that a bishop might challenge his own gubernatorial pre-eminence in Saint Augustine. [Note 10: gov to king 3/10/1701. The document circulating in Spain stated that no bishop of Cuba had visited Florida since 1595, ignoring the two visitations of 1606 and 1674.] (Tepaske GSF)
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