Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher and main figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain, was born at Gijón in Asturias, Spain. Selecting law as his profession, he studied at Oviedo, Ávila, and the Complutense University of Madrid, before becoming a criminal judge at Seville in 1767. His integrity and ability were rewarded in 1778 by a judgeship in Madrid, and in 1780 by appointment to the council of military orders. Wikipedia
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