Gil Gonzalez de Ávila
Gil González Dávila (1570–1658) was a Spanish archivist, courtier and chronicler.
Also recorded as Gil Gonzalez Davila · Gil Gonzalez de Avila
Gil Gonzalez de Ávila
- Born
- 1570 · Ávila.
- Died
- 1658 · Ávila.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- historian · chronicler · writer · biographer
- Languages
- Spanish
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Gil González Dávila (1570–1658) was a Spanish archivist, courtier and chronicler.
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Gil Gonzalez de Ávila (1570–1658) was a biographer, chronicler and historian, among other activities, of Spanish nationality. The biographer was born and died in Ávila. Languages used include Spanish.
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He was born and died at Ávila. He spent his early years in Rome, where he was educated at the residence of Cardinal Deza. He returned to Spain when he was 20 and settled in Salamanca. He was called to Madrid and made historiographer to the Crown of Castile in 1612, and for the Indies in 1641. Of his numerous works, the most valuable are his Teatro de las Grandezas des Madrid (Madrid, 1623, sqq.), and his Teatro Eclesiastico, descriptive of the metropolitan churches and cathedrals of Castile, with lives of the prelates (Madrid, 1645–1653, 4 vols.)
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Gil Gonzalez de Ávila is recorded with the occupation chronicler. Recorded as historian, chronicler, writer and biographer.
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1570
Gil Gonzalez de Ávila born at Ávila.
1658
Gil Gonzalez de Ávila died on 25 April 1658.
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