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Jerónimo Rodriguez De Espinosa
Jerónimo Rodríguez de Espinosa (1562 in Valladolid–c. 1630 in Valencia) was a Spanish painter of the Renaissance period active in the region of Valencia (province), Valencia. He was born at Valladolid, where he received his initial training, and as an adult moved to the Valencian town of Cocentaina. There he married, in 1596, Aldonza Lied, by whom he fathered Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa, a painter of great reputation in the reign of Philip IV of Spain, Philip IV. For the church of the town Espinosa painted, in 1600, pictures of ''St. Lorenzo'' and ''St. Hipdlito''; and the year following, ''St. Sebastian and St. Roque'', of which he made an offering to the same edifice. In 1604-7 he executed, in conjunction with a certain Jayme Terol, a scholar of Fray Nicolas Borras, the pictures for the high altar of St. John Baptist's Church in the town of Muro de Alcoy, Muro. He died in Valencia. References * Bibliography * Benito Domenech, Fernando, ''Jerónimo Jacinto de Espino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moriscos Muela Cortes O Laguar
Moriscos (, ; pt, mouriscos ; Spanish for "Moorish") were former Muslims and their descendants whom the Roman Catholic church and the Spain, Spanish Crown commanded to Conversion to Christianity, convert to Christianity or face compulsory exile after Spain outlawed the open practice of Islam by its sizeable Muslim population (termed ''mudéjar'') in the early 16th century. The Unified Portuguese and Spanish monarchs mistrusted Moriscos and feared that they would prompt new invasions from the Ottoman Empire after the Fall of Constantinople. So between 1609 and 1614 they began to Expulsion of the Moriscos, expel them systematically from the various kingdoms of the united realm. The most severe expulsions occurred in the eastern Kingdom of Valencia. The exact number of Moriscos present in Spain prior to expulsion is unknown and can only be guessed on the basis of official records of the edict of expulsion. Furthermore, the overall success of the expulsion is subject to academic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
