Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa
Illustration — Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa, by Felipe de Liaño. Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa (1547–1610) was a Spanish poet and writer. He was corregidor of Utrera, El Puerto de Santa María and Écija.
Also recorded as Cristobal Mosquera de Figueroa
Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa
![Retrato de Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa en Francisco Pacheco, (1564-1644) El libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos, ilustres y memorables varones, [Sevilla, s.n., s.a.]- Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid).](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Crist%C3%B3bal_Mosquera.jpg/1280px-Crist%C3%B3bal_Mosquera.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Francisco Pacheco · http: interno=S presentacion=pagina posicion=80 · Public domain
- Born
- Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa was born in 1547. · Seville.
- Died
- Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa died in 1610. · Écija.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- writer · poet · historian · chronicler · military personnel
- Education
- University of Osuna · University of Salamanca
- Teachers
- Juan de Mal Lara
- Languages
- Spanish
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Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa lived from 1547 to 1610 and was a writer and historiographer.
Life
Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa was born in 1547; the birthplace is Seville, Spain, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa died in 1610; the place of death is Écija, Spain, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa studied at University of Osuna and University of Salamanca. Training under Juan de Mal Lara is recorded. The recorded working language is Spanish. Positions recorded include corregidor and alcalde-mayor.
![Retrato de Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa en Francisco Pacheco, (1564-1644) El libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos, ilustres y memorables varones, [Sevilla, s.n., s.a.]- Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid).](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Crist%C3%B3bal_Mosquera_de_Figueroa.jpg/1280px-Crist%C3%B3bal_Mosquera_de_Figueroa.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
Retrato de Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa en Francisco Pacheco, (1564-1644) El libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos, ilustres y memorables varones, [Sevilla, s.n., s.a.]- Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid).
Francisco Pacheco · http: interno=S presentacion=pagina posicion=80
![Detalle del retrato de Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa en Francisco Pacheco, (1564-1644) El libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos, ilustres y memorables varones, [Sevilla, s.n., s.a.]- Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid).](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Retrato_de_Crist%C3%B3bal_Mosquera_de_Figueroa.jpg/800px-Retrato_de_Crist%C3%B3bal_Mosquera_de_Figueroa.jpg)
Detalle del retrato de Cristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa en Francisco Pacheco, (1564-1644) El libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos, ilustres y memorables varones, [Sevilla, s.n., s.a.]- Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid).
Francisco Pacheco · http: interno=S presentacion=pagina posicion=80
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