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Born 1585? ‱ Madrid ‱ Spain
Died 1638 ‱ Madrid ‱ Spain
Subjects Of Study Spain
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Santiago Carrillo
Spanish political leader
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross
Spanish mystic
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Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo
Spanish writer and diplomat
Vicente Blasco Ibåñez
Vicente Blasco Ibåñez
Spanish writer
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Ángel de Saavedra, duke de Rivas
Spanish author
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Juan Meléndez Valdés
Spanish poet
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José Echegaray y Eizaguirre
Spanish dramatist
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Pedro LĂłpez de Ayala
Spanish poet and chronicler
NĂșñez de Arce, Gaspar
Gaspar NĂșñez de Arce
Spanish poet
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Francisco de Paula MartĂ­nez de la Rosa
Spanish writer and statesman
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Francisco Franco in military uniform and cap, looking slightly to the side in an undated black and white portrait.
Francisco Franco
ruler of Spain
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Hernån Cortés
Hernån Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, shown in ornate armor with one hand resting on a helmet, painted in the manner of Sir Anthony More against a dark background.
Philip II
king of Spain and Portugal
Mariano Rajoy
Mariano Rajoy
prime minister of Spain
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd duke de Alba, oil painting by Sir Antony More, 1549; in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3 duque de Alba
Spanish soldier and statesman
Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
Spanish cardinal
Charles III
Charles III
king of Spain