- Peter The Iberian
Peter the Iberian, or Peter of Iberia was a prominent Georgian (Iberian) theologian and one of the leaders of anti-Chalcedonian movement in the Eastern Roman Empire. He is thought by some scholars to be the real identity of the Christian neo-Platonic philosopher of the 5th century, who wrote under the assumed identity of Dionysius and is generally known to scholars as "Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite." - Anthim The Iberian
Anthim the Iberian (Romanian: "Antim Ivireanul", Georgian: ანთიმოზ ივერიელი - "Antimoz Iverieli"; secular name: "Andria"; 1650 - September or October 1716) was one of the greatest eclesiastic figures of Wallachia (and, through modern extension, Romania), a noted Eastern Orthodox theologian and philosopher, founder of the first printing press in Romania, and Metropolitan of Bucharest in 1708-1715. - Henry The Navigator
Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu <small>KG</small> (Porto, March 4, 1394-Sagres, November 13, 1460); pron.), was an "infante" (prince) of the Portuguese House of Aviz and an important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire. He is known in English as Prince Henry the Navigator or the Seafarer (Portuguese: "o Navegador"). Prince Henry the Navigator was the third son of King John I of Portugal, … - Abd-Ar-Rahman III
Abd-ar-Rahman III was the Emir and Caliph of Cordoba (912-961), and a prince of the Ummayad dynasty in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia). He ascended the throne when he was twenty-two and reigned for half a century. His life was so completely identified with the government of the state that he offers less material for biography than his ancestor Abd-ar-Rahman I. Abd-ar-Rahman III was the grandson of his predecessor, Abdullah, one of the Andalusian Umayyads. - Manuel Cardoso
Manuel Cardoso was a Portuguese composer and organist. Along with Duarte Lobo and John IV of Portugal, he represented the "golden age" of Portuguese polyphony. Cardoso was born in Fronteira, near Portalegre, most likely in 1566. He attended the Colégio dos Moços do Coro, a choir school associated with the Évora cathedral, studying with Manuel Mendes and Cosme Delgado. In 1588 he joined the Carmelite order, taking his vows in 1589. - Arthur Anderson
Arthur Anderson (1792, Shetland - 1868), was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician. He was co-founder of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). He was born at Grimista, in Lerwick, and as a boy worked on the beach preparing fish. By 1808 he joined the Royal Navy, being discharged 10 years later in London. Anderson eventually became a clerk in the London shipping firm of Brodie McGhie Willcox where he become a partner in 1822. - Artag
Artag (Artaces or Artoces in Greek and Roman sources) (d. 63 BC), from the Arsacid (Arshakunian) dynasty, was king of Caucasian Iberia in 81-63 BC. He was a son of Arshak I, Armenian prince who had been enthroned in Iberia in 93 BC. This close association with Armenia brought upon the country an invasion (65 BC) by the Roman general Pompey, who was then at war with Mithridates VI of Pontus, king of Pontus and Armenia. Alarmed by the Roman occupation of Caucasian Albania, … - Abravanel
The Abravanel family (also Abarbanel or Abrabanel) is one of the oldest and most distinguished Jewish Iberian families; they trace their origin from the biblical King David. Members of this family lived at Seville, where dwelt its oldest representative, Don Judah Abravanel. Samuel Abravanel, his grandson, settled at Valencia, and Samuel's son, Judah (or perhaps he himself), … - Gaius Laelius
Gaius Laelius, general and statesman, was a friend of Scipio Africanus, whom he accompanied on his Iberian campaign (210 BC - 206 BC; the Roman Hispania, comprising modern Spain and Portugal). His command of the Roman fleet in the attack on New Carthage and command of the Roman-Numidian cavalry at Zama contributed to Scipio's victories. - Lucius Afranius
Lucius Afranius was a loyal legatus and client of Pompey the Great. He served with Pompey during his Iberian campaigns against Sertorius in the late 70's, and remained in his service right through to the Civil War. He died after the Battle of Thapsus in 46 BC. Lucius Afranius was born into a humble family in Picenum. As a Picentine, he was favoured during his career by Pompey, who was a scion of Picenum's most distinguished family. - Luis Váez de Torres
Luis Váez de Torres was a 17th century Iberian maritime explorer serving the Spanish Crown, noted for the first recorded navigation of the strait which separates the continent of Australia from the island of New Guinea, and which now bears his name (Torres Strait). The year and place of his birth are unknown; assuming him to have been in his late thirties or forties in 1606, a birth year of around 1565 is considered likely. - Yahia ben Yahi III
Yahia Ben Yahi III, also known as Jahia Negro Ibn Ya'isch, was a Sephardi Jew born in Cordoba in 1115 to Yahia Ben Rabbi, also known as Yahya Ha-Nasi, Yahya Ibn Yaish or Don Yahia "El Negro", (known as Lord of the "Aldeia dos Negros", Portugal -), and said to be a direct descendent of the Exilarchs of Babylon. - Marcus Perperna Vento
Marcus Perperna Vento (died 72 BC), Roman statesman and general. He betrayed Quintus Sertorius, and was executed by Pompey the Great. Perperna belonged to the "populares" faction, led by Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Cinna. After Lucius Cornelius Sulla defeated the "populares" faction in Italy and became Dictator of Rome, Perperna fled with a substantial sum of money and an army. He took refuge in Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, … - Aloandro ben Bekar
Aloandro Ben Bekar (or Bakr; also known as Aldroando Gil), was the Mozarab (Iberian Christian living under Muslim domination) Governor of Faro, in Portugal. He was the son of Bakr Ben Yahia and grandson of Yahia Ben Bakr, who is believed to be a descendant (possibly a grandson) of high royal official of Jewish aristocratic descent Yahia Ben Yahi III. Aloandro Ben Bekar was the father of Madragana, mistress to king Afonso III of Portugal, and ancestor, … - Alexander Bustamante
Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante, GBE, National Hero of Jamaica (February 24, 1884 - August 6, 1977) was a Jamaican politician and labour leader. He was born William Alexander Clarke to an Irish Roman Catholic planter and a mother of Taíno origins. He claimed that he took the name Bustamante to honour an Iberian sea captain who befriended him in his youth. - Bakr ben Yahia I
Bakr Ben Yahia I was possibly a son of Yahia Ben Yahi III and the father of Yahia Ben Bakr. He was, apparently, the first of his branch of the family to become a Christian and thus a Mozarab (Iberian Christian living under Muslim domination), since his father was still and always a Jew and his son was always mentioned as being a Christian. Bakr Ben Yahia's greatgrandson, Aloandro Ben Bekar, Governor of Faro, … - Alcina Lubitch Domecq
Alcina Lubitch Domecq (b. 1953) is a Jewish Guatemalan short story writer. She was born in Guatemala to an Auschwitz survivor father, and an Iberian-Guatemalan mother. After her parents' divorce, she moved to Mexico in the sixties and left in the early 1970s. After a stay in Europe, she made aliyah to Israel where she now works as a janitor in a Haifa hospital. - Eudokia Palaiologina
Eudokia Palaiologina or Eudocia Palaeologina was the third daughter of Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos and his wife, Theodora Doukaina Vatatzina, a grandniece of Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes of Nicaea. In 1282 Eudokia married in Constantinople John II Megaskomnenos, Emperor of Trebizond with whom she had two sons, Alexios and Michael. In 1298, after her husband's death and ascension of her son Alexios II, … - Miguel da da Paz Prince of Asturias
Infante Miguel da Paz "de Trastámara e Avis" was a Portuguese prince, son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his first wife Isabella of Asturias (1470-98). He was recognised as heir to both his father's kingdom of Portugal, and to his grandmother's kingdom of Castile and León. As such, he was styled Prince of Asturias. He was born in Zaragoza, Spain on August 24 1498 and his mother died during the childbirth. - Alexios II of Trebizond II of Trebizond
Alexios II Megas Komnenos or Alexius II, (Sept.-Dec. 1282-1330), Emperor of Trebizond from 1297 to 1330. He was the elder son of John II and Eudokia Palaiologina, and also used the name Palaiologos. He ascended the throne at the age of 14 after the death of his father. He came under the care of his uncle, the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos. The latter wanted to marry his young ward to a daughter of the high court official Nikephoros Choumnos, … - Andronikos III of Trebizond III of Trebizond
Andronikos III Megas Komnenos or Andronicus III, (c. 1310-1332) Emperor of Trebizond from 1330 to 1332. He was an eldest son of Emperor Alexios II of Trebizond and his Iberian wife, Djiadjak Jaqeli of Samckhe. One of his first actions when he became emperor was to put to death his two younger brothers, George Azachoutlou and Michael Achpougas. His other brother Basil managed to escape to Constantinople, where his uncle Michael was probably already residing. - Clodius Albinus
Decimus Clodius Albinus (ca. 150 - February 19, 197) was a Roman usurper proclaimed emperor by the legions in Britain and Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal upon the murder of Pertinax. Albinus came from an aristocratic provincial family in North Africa. He first held the governorship of Gallia Belgica and then of Britain by 192. When Pertinax was assassinated, the praetorian prefect Aemilius Laetus and his men, … - Isaac Abrabanel
Isaac ben Judah or Yitzchak ben Yehuda Abravanel was a Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible commentator, and financier. He was a scion of the Abravanel family. In many works he is referred to solely by his last name, which is variously spelled as Abravanel, Abarbanel, and Abrabanel. Many Torah and Talmud scholars today, simply refer to him as "The Abarbanel". He was born in Lisbon, Portugal. - Quintus Sertorius
Quintus Sertorius (died 72 BC) was a Roman statesman and general, born in Nursia, in Sabine territory. After acquiring some reputation in Rome as a jurist and an orator, he began a military career. His first recorded campaign was under Quintus Servilius Caepio at the Battle of Arausio, where he showed unusual courage. Serving under Marius in 102 BC, Sertorius succeeded in spying on the wandering German tribes that had defeated Caepio. - Alfonso VIII of Castile VIII of Castile
Alfonso VIII, called the Noble or "Él de las Navas", was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, … - Sancho I of Portugal
Sancho I, King of Portugal, nicknamed the Populator (Portuguese "o Povoador"), second monarch of Portugal, was born on November 11 1154 in Coimbra and died on March 26, 1212 in the same city. He was the third but only surviving son of Afonso I Henriques of Portugal by his wife, Maud of Savoy. Sancho succeeded his father in 1185. He used the title King of the Algarve and/or King of Silves between 1189 and 1191 In 1170, Sancho was knighted by his father, … - Tariq Ibn-Ziyad
Tariq ibn Ziyad or "Taric bin Zeyad" (d. 720), known in Spanish history and legend as "Taric el Tuerto" (Taric the one-eyed), was a Berber Muslim and Umayyad general who led the conquest of Visigothic Hispania in 711. He is considered to be one of the most important military commanders in Spanish history. He was initially the deputy of Musa ibn Nusair in North Africa, … - Henry of Portugal Henry Count of Portugal
Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (1066-1112) was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was the son of Henry of Burgundy, heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, and brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy and Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy. His name is Henri in modern French, Henricus in Latin, Enrique in modern Spanish and Henrique in modern Portuguese. :"Main article: The Establishment of the Monarchy in Portugal". - Alexander Sokolov
Alexander Sokolov is a direct-carving or "taille directe" marble sculptor. He has spent about half his life in Spain, which has led to the distribution of his more central continental style within Iberia. The book "Sokolov" by the renowned Basque poet and critic Marrodán is to be found at the libraries of the many Spanish Universities and "Royal Academies of Fine Art". - Luis Siret
Luis Siret y Cels was a Belgian-Spanish archaeologist and illustrator. He was born in Belgium, but when he was 21 he went to Cuevas del Almanzora (Almería) when he was contracted by the mining company Almagrera as a Mining Engineer. Though 50 years, Siret investigated Neolithic sites in Almizarque, Aplaces, El Argar, El Garcel or Los Millares. - John Huxtable Elliott
Professor Sir John Huxtable Elliott (June 23, 1930 -) is an eminent historian, Regius Professor Emeritus in the University of Oxford and Honorary Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge. Born in Reading, Berkshire, Elliott was Professor of History, King's College, London between 1968 and 1973. In 1972 he was elected to a fellowship of the British Academy. Elliott was Professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, … - Amalasuntha
Amalasuntha (also known as Amalasuentha, Amalaswintha or Amalasuintha) (d. 535) was a queen of the Ostrogoths. A daughter of Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great, she secretly married a slave named Traguilla. When her mother Audofleda found them together Traguilla was killed. She was married in 515 to Eutharic, an Ostrogoth noble of the old Areal line, who had previously been living in Visigothic Iberia. - Abbot Oliva
Oliva (c. 971-1046), also spelled Oliba, was the count of Berga (998-1003) and Ripoll and later bishop of Vic (1018-1046) and abbot of Sant Miquel de Cuixà. He was the son of a noble Catalan house who abdicated his secular possessions to take up the Benedictine habit in the monastery of Ripoll. He is considered one of the spiritual founders of Catalonia and perhaps the most important prelate of his age in the Iberian Peninsula. - John Wilson Croker
John Wilson Croker (December 20, 1780 - August 10, 1857) was a British statesman and author. He was born at Galway, the only son of John Croker, the surveyor-general of customs and excise in Ireland. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated in 1800. Immediately afterwards he entered Lincoln's Inn, and in 1802 he was called to the Irish bar. His interest in the French Revolution led him to collect a large number of valuable documents on the subject, … - Pedro de Escobar
Pedro de Escobar (c.1465 - after 1535), a.k.a. "Pedro do Porto", was a Portuguese composer of the Renaissance, mostly active in Spain. He was one of the earliest and most skilled composers of polyphony in the Iberian Peninsula, whose music has survived. - Martial
Marcus Valerius Martialis, known in English as Martial, was a Latin poet from Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula) best known for his twelve books of "Epigrams", published in Rome between AD 86 and 103, during the reigns of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan. In these short, witty poems he cheerfully satirises city life and the scandalous activities of his acquaintances, and romanticises his provincial upbringing. - Abu Al-Hasan Ali Ibn Othman
Abu Al-Hasan 'Ali ibn 'Othman was a sultan in Morocco and Spain (resigned 1331 - 1351) and greatest ruler of the Marinid Dynasty. He succeeded his father Abu Sa'id Uthman II. He won a great naval victory in Spain at Gibraltar (April 5, 1340). In the same year he was however defeated by land against the united forces of Alfonso XI of Castile and Afonso IV of Portugal in the battle of Rio Salado. - Jonah Ibn Genach
Rabbi Jonah ibn Genach, was the most important Hebrew grammarian and lexicographer of the Middle Ages. He was born in Córdoba, and studied in Lucena after leaving his native city in 1012. After wandering Iberia, he finally settled in Saragossa. Rabbi Jonah was known to his contemporaries by his Arabic name Abu-l-walid, while the name "ibn Janah" may have been appended because of his Hebrew name "Yonah". - Maria Teresa de Noronha
D. Maria Teresa do Carmo de Noronha, (November 7 1918 - July 5 1993) was a Portuguese aristocrat and a fado singer. Granddaughter to the Counts of Paraty, she thus belonged to a family of the most ancient Nobility in the Iberian Peninsula, tracing her roots to the Royal Houses of both Portugal and Castile from the mid-1300s. Her artistic career spanned over 30 years and hers is considered one of the most unique and beautiful fado voices. - Gnaeus Pompeius
Gnaeus Pompeius (ca. 75 - April 12, 45 BC), also known as Pompey the Younger, was a Roman politician and general from the late Republic (1st century BC). Gnaeus Pompeius was the oldest son of Pompey the Great (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) by his third wife, Mucia Tertia. Both he and his younger brother Sextus Pompeius grew up in the shadow of their father, …
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