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Jerónimo de Zurita y Castro

Spanish historian
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Born:
Dec. 4, 1512, Zaragoza, Spain
Died:
Oct. 31, 1580 (aged 67)
Subjects Of Study:
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Jerónimo de Zurita y Castro (born Dec. 4, 1512, Zaragoza, Spain—died Oct. 31, 1580) was a Spanish government official who is regarded as the first modern Spanish historian. A member of a noble Aragonese family, he was educated at the University of Alcalá. Under the Holy Roman emperor Charles V (King Charles I of Spain) and King Philip II of Spain, Zurita held a succession of offices, including the secretaryship of the Inquisition in Madrid. In 1548 he was given the newly created office of historiographer of the kingdom of Aragon, at that time a constituent kingdom of the Spanish ...(100 of 195 words)

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