title: Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz
text: # Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz
  
  Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz (1589 – 4 July 1653) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1649–1653).
  
  ## Biography
  
  Nicolás de la Torre Muñoz was born in México in 1589.
  
  On 13 September 1649, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent X as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.
  
  On 19 February 1651, he was consecrated bishop by Miguel de Poblete Casasola, Archbishop of Manila, assisted by Father Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin.
  
  He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 4 July 1653.
  
  While a priest, he assisted in the consecration of Diego de Guevara y Estrada, Archbishop of Santo Domingo (1642).
  
  