Francisco de Toral

Francisco (de) Toral (1502–1571) was a Franciscan missionary in New Spain, and the first Bishop of Yucatán.

As part of his effort to Christianize the Indians of New Spain, Toral learned to speak the Nahuatl and Popoloca languages, and compiled a dictionary and grammar of the latter. He also charged Bernardino de Sahagún with the creation of the Historia General de las Cosas de Nueva España. In Yucatán he led an investigation into the alleged abuses of the Maya by Diego de Landa, employing Gaspar Antonio Chi as his interpreter; Landa would eventually be acquitted, and follow Toral as Bishop of Yucatán.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Diego de Estremera	Guardian of Tecamachalco 1548 – 1550	Succeeded by Juan de Vesar
Preceded by Buenaventura de Salinas	Guardian of Tecamachalco 1556 – 1557	Succeeded by Alonso de Molina
Preceded by Francisco de Bustamante	Provincial of the Province of the Holy Gospel 1558 – 1561	Succeeded by Francisco de Bustamante
New diocese	Bishop of Yucatán 1561 – 1571	Succeeded by Diego de Landa

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