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List Of People From Toledo, Spain
{{dynamic list People who were born at Toledo This is a list of notable people who were born at Toledo, Spain. *Abd ar-Rahman II * Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī * Alfonso Martínez de Toledo *Alfonso Salmeron * Alfonso X of Castile *Alonso Andrada *Álvarez de Paz * Ana González (fashion designer) * Anselmo Lorenzo *Beatriz Villacañas * Blas de Prado *Blas Piñar * Brunhilda of Austrasia *Diego de Covarubias y Leyva *Diego Duque de Estrada * Diego Ortiz * Elvira Moragas Cantarero *Emilio Esteban Infantes * Ferdinand II of León *Fernando Niño de Guevara *Francisco Cervantes de Salazar *Francisco de Amberes * Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla *Francisco de Vergara * Gabriel de Espinosa *Garcilaso de la Vega (poet) * Gustavo Morales * Feliciano López * Francisco del Rincón * Helladius of Toledo * Hernando de Talavera *Hernando de Ávila * Ibn al-Wafid * Ildefonsus * Isaac Israeli ben Joseph *Isaac Aboab of Castile *Isaac ibn Latif *Javier Lozano Cid *Jerónima de la Asunción ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toledo, Spain
Toledo ( , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the ''de jure'' seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive monumental and cultural heritage. Located on the banks of the Tagus in central Iberian Peninsula, Iberia, Toledo is known as the "City of the Three Cultures" for the cultural influences of Christians, Muslims, and Jews throughout its history. It was the capital, from 542 to 725 CE, of the Visigothic kingdom, which followed the fall of the Roman Empire. Toledo was also the location of historic events such as the Councils of Toledo and was labelled the "Imperial City" due to the fact that it was the main venue of the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in Spain. The city, seat of a powerful archdiocese for much of its history, has a Gothic Cathedral, the ''Cathedral of Toledo, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Moragas Cantarero
Elvira Moragas Cantarero, religious name ''María Sagrario de San Luis Gonzaga'', (8 January 1881 – 15 August 1936) was a Spanish nun of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel. Her initial path was to follow her father in the pharmaceutical business and she excelled in this and having become one of the first women to become a pharmacist. This continued after the death of her father when she assumed control of the business and later stepped aside for her brother to take over when it became clear that she felt inclined to enter the religious life. Her time in the convent saw her assume leadership roles in which she was protective of her fellow nuns with an amiable disposition. But the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War forced her to flee into hiding alongside another nun while refusing her brother's invitation to live with him since she wanted to ensure her fellow religious were kept safe. But she herself was captured and later shot dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helladius Of Toledo
Helladius, Eladio or Elladio of Toledo (died 633, in Toledo) was a Christian archbishop. Born into a Visigothic noble family in Spain, he initially held important positions at court but was attracted to the monastic life and took his vows at the Agali monastery. He became its abbot and later archbishop of Toledo. The Roman Martyrology gives his feast as 18 February. Life A major functionary in the Visigoth court, he was sent to the Third Council of Toledo in 589 by Reccared I as a royal representative - this concluded by condemning Arianism. Attracted to the monastic life, he made frequent visits to the Agali monastery and soon took his vows there. He became its abbot in 605 but continued to undertake all the menial duties of an ordinary monk, such as bringing in firewood. On Aurasio's death in 615 he extremely reluctantly replaced him as archbishop. Ildefonsus studied under him, was ordained deacon by him in 632-33 and later wrote his biography, mentioning his gifts to the poor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Del Rincón
Francisco del Rincón, OM (29 January 1650 – 28 June 1723) was a Spanish-born Minim friar and prelate of the Catholic Church in the New World, in what is now the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Colombia. From 1705 to 1714, Rincón was Archbishop of Santo Domingo, and was appointed Archbishop of Caracas in 1714, but he declined to accept the position. In 1716, he was appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada (now the Archdiocese of Bogotá), where he served until his death in 1723. He also had political influence in the Viceroyalty of New Granada, serving as President of the Royal Audience of Santafé de Bogotá from 1717 to 1718. Biography Early life and education Rincón was born on 29 January 1650 in Borox, Toledo, Spain. He was educated at the University of Bologna in Italy, where he graduated with a degree in theology. Priesthood Rincón joined the Order of Minims, where he held various leadership positions, including being the Provincial Superior o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Díaz-Guerra (; born 20 September 1981) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in March 2015 and doubles ranking of world No. 9 in November 2016.In 2005, López was the first male Spanish tennis player to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon since 1972. He repeated the feat in 2008 and 2011. López defeated Tim Henman at the 2007 Wimbledon second round. Throughout his career, he has played in the most five-set matches that have gone beyond 6–6 in the post-tiebreak era, his longest fifth set being 16–14 at the 2009 Australian Open against Gilles Müller. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 US Open, and won his first Grand Slam title at the 2016 French Open when he won the men's doubles title with Marc López. In 2017 at the age of 35 López won the Aegon Championship at The Queen's Club, London, beating Marin Čilić in a third set tiebreak. He distinguished himself by winning his ATP titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Morales
Gustavo Morales y Delgado (born March 27, 1959 in Toledo, Spain) is a Spanish journalist, periodist and former politician. He is the former deputy director of the newspaper ''El Rotativo'' and former editor of the newspaper ''Ya''. He has collaborated as a military analyst with BBC and Russia Today. He won the Carlos V Award for Journalism, (cite for Carlos V Award for Journalism, ''Periodismo''). ''Infoperiodistas.info''. 2008. two orders of Merit and Palma de Plata. . Biography Gustavo Morales grew up between |
Garcilaso De La Vega (poet)
Garcilaso de la Vega, KOS (c. 1501 – 14 October 1536) was a Spanish soldier and poet. Although not the first or the only one to do so, he was the most influential poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques, and themes to Spain. He was well known in poetic circles during his lifetime, and his poetry has continued to be popular without interruption until the present. His poetry was published posthumously by Juan Boscán in 1543, and it has been the subject of several annotated editions, the first and most famous of which appeared in 1574. Biography Garcilaso was born in the Spanish city of Toledo between 1498 and 1503. Clavería Boscán affirms he was born between 1487 and 1492, and another sources affirms he was born in 1501. His father Garcilaso de la Vega, the third son of Pedro Suárez de Figueroa, was a nobleman and ambassador in the royal court of the Catholic Monarchs. His mother's name was Sancha de Guzmán. Garcilaso was the second son which me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel De Espinosa
Gabriel de Espinosa (died 1 August 1595 in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Province of Ávila, Ávila), was a Spanish impostor. He was the protagonist of the incident known as the "baker of Madrigal", which consisted of the impersonation of the late King Sebastian of Portugal, for which he was executed. Background After the disappearance of king Sebastian at Battle of Alcácer Quibir, Alcácer Quibir (1578), many efforts were made to ransom imprisoned Portuguese soldiers. Several soldiers returned to Portugal, which led many Portuguese to believe Sebastian had survived the battle and would return to claim his throne. This led to Sebastianism: the belief that Sebastian could return at any moment. Sebastian did not have descendants and thus eventually the throne went to his uncle Philip II of Spain, losing Portugal its independence. People involved Very little is known of Espinosa's early years. Some scholars believe that he was probably born in Toledo, Spain, Toledo as this tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco De Vergara
Francisco de Vergara (died 1545 in Toledo, Spain) was a Spanish Hellenist and humanist, brother of Juan de Vergara. He was chair of Greek at the Trilingual College of the University of Alcala. The brothers were of Jewish descent on their maternal side. Francisco de Vergara's students included Juan de Valdés.''Twilight of the Renaissance: the life of Juan de Valdés Juan de Valdés (c.1490 – August 1541) was a Spanish religious writer and Catholic reformer. He was the younger of twin sons of Fernando de Valdés, hereditary ''regidor'' of Cuenca in Castile, where Valdés was born. He has been confuse ...'' Page 33 Daniel A. Crews - 2008 "He was a good friend with many of the university's luminaries, including its rector, its printer, the primary chair of Greek, Francisco de Vergara, and his brother Juan de Vergara, who had helped to edit the Polyglot Bible." References Hellenists 1545 deaths People from Toledo, Spain Year of birth unknown {{AncientGreece- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco De Rojas Zorrilla
Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla (4 October 1607 – 23 January 1648) was a Spanish dramatist. The main pieces of Rojas Zorrilla are ''Del rey abajo ninguno'' and ''No hay padre siendo rey'' (both published in the 1640s). Biography Rojas Zorrilla was born at Toledo. He became a knight of Santiago in 1644. It is believed that he studied at the University of Toledo and University of Salamanca, and for a time followed a military career. His plays were published between 1640 and 1645; his greatest dramatic composition, ''Del rey abajo ninguno'', was printed separately under the title of ''García del Castañar''. His works were adapted by authors outside Spain. ''No hay padre siendo rey'' was borrowed by Jean Rotrou for his ''Venceslas''. ''Donde hay agravios no hay zelos'' and the ''Amo criado'' were imitated by Paul Scarron in his ''Jodelet Souffleté'' and ''Maître Valet''. ''Entre Bobos anda el juego'' was the source of Thomas Corneille's ''Don Bertrand de Cigarral'', as well as of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco De Amberes
Francisco de Amberes, was a Spanish painter from Toledo, the cathedral of which he ornamented with his pictures in 1502. From 1508 to 1510 he painted, in conjunction with Juan de Borgoña and Juan de Villoldo, the arabesque The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements. Another definition is "Foli ... chapel, which is still an interesting object. References * Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 16th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters People from Toledo, Spain {{Spain-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Cervantes De Salazar
Francisco Cervantes de Salazar (1514? – 1575) was a Spanish man of letters and rector of the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, founded in 1551. He was born and raised in Toledo, Spain. He first attended Alejo Venegas’s Grammar School and then studied at the University of Salamanca. In 1539 he accompanied Licenciado Pedro Giron to the Low Countries where he met Juan Luis Vives. In 1546 he published a collection of three works, ''Apólogo de la ociosidad y el trabajo'' by Luis Mejia, ''Introducción y camino de la sabiuduría'' by J. L. Vives, and'' Diálogo de la dignidad del hombre'' by Pérez de Oliva, which Cervantes completed by adding almost two-thirds to the original draft by Oliva. After spending the first part of his life in Spain, he went to Mexico around 1550, and lived there until his death. He had a successful academic career in the recently founded University of Mexico, and was appointed rector twice. He published a collection of Latin dialogues des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
