Pope Alexander VI

Pope Alexander VI (; 1431–1503), born Rodrigo Lanzol y Borja, was an Spanish cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 215th Pope from 1492 to 1503. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2012-6-20.  

Early life
In 1431, Lanzol y Borja born in Xàtiva, which is near Valencia in Spain.  His father was Jofre Lançol.  His mother was Isabella Borgia, who was a sister of Cardinal Alfonso Borgia, who later became Pope Callixtus III. "Pope Alexander VI", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2012-6-20.

He was adopted into the immediate family of Pope Callixtus; and was known afterwards as Rodrigo Borgia.

Cardinal
In 1456, he was made Cardinal.

Pope
Cardinal Borgia was elected pope on August 11, 1492; and he took the name of Alexander VI.

Pope Alexander is known for writing Inter Caetera in 1493.National Museum of the American Indian,  "Stolen People on Stolen Land" ; retrieved 2012-6-20.  In this papal decree, Alexander decided that some parts of South America would be Spanish or and some parts would be Portuguese.

 Related pages
 List of popes
 List of popes from the Borgia family

References

Other websites


  Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ,  Borja y Borja, Rodrigo de 
 The Borgias at IMDb

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