he dedicated the income from the archbishopric of zaragoza (then vacant) to creating the university of zaragoza, allowing him to open it on 24 may 1583, almost twenty years after it had first been granted its concession by charles i of spain on 10 september 1542. he was consecrated bishop of tarazona on 24 november 1585. there he founded a jesuit college under the patronage of vincent of saragossa and a conciliar seminary of san gaudioso. he was also made apostolic administrator of the diocese of calahorra by pope sixtus v.