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Also Known As Rodrigo • Roderic
Died 711
Title / Office king (710-711), Spain
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Hernán Cortés
Hernán 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
Gilt and polychrome relief by Alonso de Mena showing Ferdinand II on the left and Isabella on the right, both with hands raised in prayer, framed by ornate gold trim.
Ferdinand II
king 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
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Sir William Monson
English naval officer
Leovigild
Leovigild
king of the Visigoths
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Theudis
Visigoth king of Spain
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Amalaric
king of the Visigoths
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Anton Fugger
German merchant
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
Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
Venezuelan soldier 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
Oil portrait of Hugo de Groot, also known as Hugo Grotius, by the workshop of Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt, showing him with a ruffled white collar and dark clothing.
Hugo Grotius
Dutch statesman and scholar
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish explorer
José de San Martín
José de San Martín
Argentine revolutionary
The Great Condé, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1662
Louis II de Bourbon, 4 prince de Condé
French general and prince
Prescott, William H
William H. Prescott
American historian
Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
Spanish cardinal

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