Tomás de Torquemada

male, deceased (1498)
Tomás de Torquemada was a fifteenth century Spanish Dominican, First Grand Inquisitor of Spain, and confessor to Isabella of Spain. He was f...
Henry Charles Lea

Henry Charles Lea

male, deceased (1909)
Henry Charles Lea (September 19, 1825 - October 24, 1909) was an American historian, civic reformer, and political activist. Lea was born and lived...
Juan Antonio Llorente

Juan Antonio Llorente

male, deceased (1823)
Juan Antonio Llorente (born March 30, 1756 in Rincón de Soto (La Rioja), Spain; died February 5, 1823 in Madrid) was a Spanish historian. He s...
Benito Arias Montano

Benito Arias Montano

male, deceased (1598)
Benito Arias Montano or Benedictus Arias Montanus (1527-1598), Spanish orientalist and editor of the "Antwerp Polyglot", was born at Fregenal de la...

Cayetano Ripoll

male, deceased (1826)
Cayetano Ripoll, a poor schoolmaster from Valencia, Spain, was garroted or hanged to death on 26 July 1826 for allegedly teaching Deist principles....

Antonio Pérez

male, deceased (1611)
Antonio Pérez was a Spanish statesman, born in Aragon and secretary of king Philip II of Spain.
Lope de Barrientos

Lope de Barrientos

male, deceased (1469)
Lope de Barrientos (Medina del Campo, Spain, 1382 - Cuenca, Spain, 1469), sometimes called Obispo Barrientos ("Bishop Barrientos"), was a powerful...
Moses ben Jacob Cordovero

Moses ben Jacob Cordovero

male, deceased (1570)
Moses ben Jacob Cordovero or Moshe Cordevero (Hebrew: משה קורדובירו) known by the acronym the Ramak (רמ"ק), was one of the most prominent schol...
Rodrigo de Triana

Rodrigo de Triana

male
Rodrigo de Triana was a Spanish sailor. Born as Juan Rodrigo Bermejo, Triana was the son of hidalgo and potter Vicente Bermejo and Sereni...

Juan de Valdés

male, deceased (1541)
Juan de Valdés was Spanish religious writer, younger of twin sons of Fernando de Valdés, hereditary "regidor" of Cuenca in Castile, was born ab...