Juan de Álava (1480-1537) was a Spanish architect best known for his stonework produced in the

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style.

Life

Juan de Álva was born in 1480 in Larrinoa, a locality of

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to a family of stonemasons. In 1502, de Álva traveled to Italy where he became familiar with

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. de Álva worked primarily in the city of Salamanca, where many of his notable works are situated.

Projects

* Casa de las Muertes (1500), Salamanca * New Cathedral of Plasencia (1513) * Convento de San Esteban, Salamanca (1524) * Cloister of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela * Chapel of the University of Salamanca, Salamanca (demolished), Salamanca * Colegio Mayor de Santiago el Zebedeo (completed 1578), Salamanca

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alava, Juan De 15th-century Spanish architects 16th-century Spanish architects 1480 births 1537 deaths People from Álava Architects from the Basque Country (autonomous community)