Bernado Luis Cotoner y Ballester

Bernado Luis Cotoner y Ballester (1571 – 1641), son of Antonio Cotoner y Vallobar in his second marriage,^[1] dedicated his life to the study of law, and at the University of Avignon received his Tassels both in Canon law and Roman Law.^[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cotoner and the second or maternal family name is Ballester.

Bernardo Luis Cotoner
Bernardo Luis Cotoner
Born	1571 The City of the Kingdom of Majorca
Died	1641 Kingdom of Sicily
Education	Canon law and Roman Law
Alma mater	University of Avignon
Occupation(s)	Crown of Aragon's Inquisitor in Aragon, Majorca, Valencia and the County of Barcelona.
Father	Don Antonio Cotoner y Vallobar
Relatives	Fra' Raphael Cotoner (nephew) Fra' Nicolas Cotoner (nephew)
Family	House of Cotoner

In good age he joined the Ecclesial Estate. Member of the Dominican Order, he came to be Apostolic Inquisitor of the Kingdom of Sardinia, in 1629^[3] became Inquisitor in the kingdoms of Majorca, Aragon, Valencia and in the County of Barcelona. He died in 1641 when acting as "visitador" to the Holy office in Sicily.