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Martín Fernández De Vilches
Martín Fernández de Vilches (also ''Martín de Vilches'') (born Vilches, Kingdom of Jaén, ? – Bonilla de la Sierra, died (13 November 1469), was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ávila (1456–1469). Biografia Of humble origins, he was born in the Kingdom of Jaén. He worked as a bureaucrat during the reign of John II of Castile, and advanced to become counsellor for Henry IV of Castile. In 1436, he served as master of the Capella de Reyes Nuevos de la catedral de Toledo and canon de Jaén from 1449 until 1452. After the ascent of Henry IV to the throne (1454), he was named Canceller Major de La Poridad, replacing Rodrigo de Villacorta, who was in disagreement with the monarch. In 1456, he was nominated by the king as Roman Catholic Diocese of Ávila and confirmed by Pope Paul II, vacant since the death of Alonso Tostado, where he served until his death in 1469. During the Spanish civil war against Alfonso of Castile, he was a supporter of Henry IV of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Ávila
The Diocese of Ávila () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Ávila in the ecclesiastical province of Valladolid in Spain."Diocese of Ávila" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 29 February 2016"Diocese of Ávila" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved 29 February 2016 History * 1102–1120: Administered by Jerome, bishop of Salamanca * 1121: Established as Diocese of Ávila[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alonso Tostado
Alonso Tostado (also ''Al(f)onso Fernández de Madrigal'', variously known as ''Alphonsus Tostatus'', ''Tostatus Abulensis'', and in Spanish as ''El Tostado'' or ''El Abulense''; His year of birth is unknown; it is often estimated as c. 1410, or in some publications as c. 1400–1410; Retratos de Españoles ilustres', Madrid (1791) gives 1415. – 3 September 1455) was a Spanish theologian, councillor of John II of Castile and briefly bishop of Ávila. His epitaph stated "Wonder of earth, all hatmen ''can'' know he scanned." A leading scholar of his generation, he is particularly known for providing the first indication of the end of the pre-critical era of biblical studies, allowing us to foresee the beginning of Textual criticism. In his ''Comentaria in Deuteronomium'', III/2 (Köln, 1613) pp. 317-319, he asks: ''An Moyses potuerit scribere prophetice in verbis suis ista quae habentur hic vel scripserit literam istam Esdras et Josue'' (Could Moses have written these th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso De Fonseca
Alfonso de Fonseca (1422–1505) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Osma (1493–1505), Bishop of Cuenca (1485–1493),Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Alfonso de Fonseca " retrieved January 23, 2016 and (1469–1485). Biography Alfonso was the first son of Pedro de Ulloa y Fonesca and Isabel de Quijada. On 29 January 1469, in order to thank his services to the Spanish crown, Alfonso was appointed by the King of Spain and confirmed by |
Vilches, Spain
Vilches is a municipality in the province of Jaén, Spain. Vilches airports The nearest airport is GRX - Granada located 114.9 km south of Vilches. Other airports nearby include GRX - Granada Armilla (119.0 km south), ODB - Cordoba (124.9 km west), LEI - Almeria (180.6 km south east), AGP - Malaga (191.0 km south west). Nearby towns Cabrerizas (4.7 km south west), Hortalanca (5.7 km north east), Arquillos (6.1 km east), Isabela (6.9 km north west), Arquillos el Viejo (6.9 km south east), Estacion de Vadollano (8.6 km south west). Villages *Vilches * Guadalén del Caudillo, , a village established by the Instituto Nacional de Colonización in the Franco era. * Miraelrío See also * List of municipalities in Jaén Jaén is a province in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 97 municipalities. Spanish census, Jaén is the 27th largest of the 50 provinces by population, with inhab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Jaén
The Kingdom of Jaén () was a territorial jurisdiction of the Crown of Castile since 1246 and until Javier de Burgos' provinces of Spain, provincial division of Spain in 1833. This was a "kingdom" () in the second sense given by the : the Crown of Castile consisted of several such kingdoms. Known also as the ("Holy Kingdom"), its territory coincided roughly with the present-day Jaén (Spanish province), province of Jaén. Jaén was one of the Four Kingdoms of Andalusia. Its extent is detailed in (1750–54), which was part of the documentation of a census. Like the other kingdoms within Spain, the Kingdom of Jaén was abolished by the 1833 territorial division of Spain. File:Señoríos del Reino de Jaén.svg, Map of the Kingdom of Jaén, based on the ''Respuestas Generales del Catastro of Ensenada, Catastro de Ensenada'' (1750–54) File:Cuatro Reinos de Andalucía.svg, The Four Kingdoms of Andalusia See also * Jaén, Spain * :es:Anexo:Localidades del Reino de Jaén, a lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonilla De La Sierra
Bonilla is a surname of Spanish origin. It may refer to: *Alejandro Bonilla (1820-1901), Dominican painter and teacher *Andrea Bonilla (born 1978), Bolivian politician *Andrea Bonilla (runner) (born 1986), Ecuadorian long-distance runner *Armando Bonilla (born 1967), American attorney who is a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims *Arturo Bonilla (born 1953), Honduran footballer *Bobby Bonilla (born 1963), American baseball player who played from 1986 to 2001 in Major League Baseball *Breyner Bonilla (born 1986), Colombian footballer *Byron Bonilla (born 1993), Nicaraguan footballer *Charles F. Bonilla (1909–1987), American chemist *Cristian Bonilla (born 1993), Colombian footballer *Daryl Bonilla (born 1975), Hawaiian actor, comedian, and professional wrestler. *E. J. Bonilla (born 1988), American actor *Fernando Bonilla (born 1962), Puerto Rican politician who served as Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico *Gerardo Bonilla – Professional race car driver. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John II Of Castile
John II of Castile (; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405. Regency John was the son of King Henry III and his wife, Catherine of Lancaster, a granddaughter of King Peter; Peter had been ousted by Henry III's grandfather King Henry II. John succeeded his father on 25 December 1406, and united in his person the claims of both Peter and Henry II. His mother and his uncle, King Ferdinand I of Aragon, were co-regents during his minority. When Ferdinand I died in 1416, his mother governed alone until her death in 1418. Personal rule John II's reign, lasting 48 years, was one of the longest in Castilian history, but John himself was not a particularly capable monarch. His birth was a consequence of a diplomatic agreement in 1386, negotiated by his grandfather's royal steward and ambassador Diego López de Medrano, Lord of Agoncillo, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry IV Of Castile
Henry IV of Castile (Spanish language, Castilian: ''Enrique IV''; 5 January 1425 – 11 December 1474), nicknamed the Impotent, was King of Kingdom of Castile, Castile and Kingdom of León, León and the last of the weak late-medieval kings of Castile and León. During Henry's reign, the nobles became more powerful and the nation became less centralised. Early life Henry was born in 1425 at the Casa de las Aldabas (since destroyed) in Teresa Gil street of Valladolid. He was the son of John II of Castile and Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Maria of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand I of Aragon. He displaced his older sister, Eleanor, Princess of Asturias, Eleanor, and became heir apparent to the Castilian throne as the Prince of Asturias. At the time of his birth, Castile was under control of Álvaro de Luna, who intended to select Henry's companions and direct his education. The companions of his own age included Juan Pacheco, who became his closest confidant. The struggles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Paul II
Pope Paul II (; ; 23 February 1417 – 26 July 1471), born Pietro Barbo, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 August 1464 to his death in 1471. When his maternal uncle became Pope Eugene IV, Barbo switched from training to be a merchant to religious studies. His rise in the Church was relatively rapid. Elected pope in 1464, Paul amassed a great collection of art and antiquities. Early life Pietro Barbo was born in Venice, the son of Niccolò Barbo and wife Polissena Condulmer.Weber, Nicholas. "Pope Paul II." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 15 May 2020. His mother was the sister of Pope Eugene IV (1431–1447). Through his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso, Prince Of Asturias (1453–1468)
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (17 November 14535 July 1468), called Alfonso the Innocent, was the figurehead of rebelling Crown of Castile, Castilian magnates against his half-brother Henry IV of Castile, Henry IV, who had recognized him as heir presumptive. Childhood Alfonso was the only surviving son of John II of Castile, John II by his second wife, Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Isabella of Portugal. Alfonso's older sister, the future Isabella I of Castile, was also the product of this second marriage. After the death of his father, John II, Alfonso, his mother and sister were virtually exiled, his mother to Arevalo and the children to Segovia. When Alfonso was around seven years of age the two children were moved to Henry's court at Madrid and were placed in Joan of Portugal, Queen Joan's household. During this period it is rumored that Queen Joan tried to poison Alfonso on at least one occasion, to secure the succession for Joanna la Beltraneja, her only daughter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
