had been destroyed by fire in 1734. The Mexico City mint was completed and streets were repaired. His reform of the coinage angered the silver merchants. Later life and career He turned over civil power to Pedro de Castro y Figueroa, duque de la Conquista in 1740, but continued as archbishop until his death in 1747. During his ecclesiastical tenure he built the archbishop's palace and the College of San Fernando. He died January 25, 1747, in Mexico City and was interred in the cathedral there. References "Vizarrón y Eguiarreta, Juan Antonio de," Enciclopedia de México, v. 14. Mexico City, 1988. García Puron, Manuel, México y sus gobernantes, v. 1. Mexico City: Joaquín Porrua, 1984. Orozco Linares, Fernando, Gobernantes de México. Mexico City: Panorama Editorial, 1985, . External links Catholic Hierarchy 1682 births 1747 deaths Roman Catholic archbishops of Mexico (city) Viceroys of New Spain 18th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Mexico People from El Puerto de Santa María