Key Figures Guess Who

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*1436-1517
*Great religious zeal & personal authority
*Isabella's Confessor from 1492
*Archbishop of Toledo 1495
*Cardinal & Grand Inquisitor 1507
*Regent of Castile twice
*Strong supporter of Isabella's drive against Islam
Cardinal Francisco Ximénez de Cisneros
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*1420-98
*Spanish Dominican friar
*First Inquisitor General
*Established orthodoxy in religion
*Confessor to Isabella
*a.k.a. 'the hammer of heretics'
Friar Tomás de Torquemada
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*1453-1515
*Younger son of Count of Agular
*1474 supported Isabella in War of Succession for Castile
*1482-92 military commander in Granada War
*1495-7 led Spanish forces in Naples during the First Italian War
*1501 part of Spanish-Venetian army to drive
Gonzalo Fernandez de Córdoba
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*1451-1506
*1492 First Voyage to find Indies & also land in the Bahamas
*1493 Admiral of Seven Seas & viceroy of Indies
*1493-6 Second Voyage
*1498-1500 Third Voyage explored Orinoco
*Sent back to Spain in chains following settler disputes
*1502-4 Fourth
Christopher Columbus
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*1459-1523
*1507 appointed Charles' tutor
*Him & Cisneros co-regent of Spain 1520
*Cardinal 1517
*Elected Pope in 1522
Adrian of Utrecht
5 of 19
*1458-1521
*Lord of Chièvres
*Charles' chief tutor
*Counselor of Charles
*Member of one of the most important families of Brabant
William II de Croÿ
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*1490-1521
*Member of noble family in Toledo
*Captain-general of Comuneros forces
*Captured at Villalar
*Executed
Juan de Padilla
7 of 19
*1483-21
*Noble background
*A leader of the Comuneros revolt
Juan Bravo
8 of 19
*1465-1530
*Italian statesman
*Lawyer
*Clergyman
*Cardinal in 1529
*Charles' grand chancellor
Wider vision of empire than Charles
Mercurino Gattinara
9 of 19
*1478-1522
*Artisan
*Leader of weavers' guild in Valencia
*Anti-nobility
*Anti-Muslim
Vincent Peris
10 of 19
*1472-1547
*Born into a noble family
*Patron of the arts
*Advised Charles for much of his reign
*Specifically financial matters
Francisco de los Cobos
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*1472-1454
*Held a number of government & religious posts
*Archbishop of Toledo 1534-45
*Grand Inquisitor pf Spain 1539-45
*Cardinal
*President of the royal council 1524-39
*Regent of Spain 1539-41
Juan Pardo de Tavera
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*1499-1569
*Priest in the Catholic Church
*Advocated reforms of priests & religious education
St. John of Avila
13 of 19
*1491-1556
*Spanish knight
*Founded the society of Jesus
*Believed in absolute obedience of the pope
St. Iganatius Loyola
14 of 19
*1515-82
*Carmelite nun
*Under suspicion during 1576 Inquisition
St. Teresa of Jesus
15 of 19
*1467-1536
*Distinguished Dutch scholar
*Influential in Europe first half of 16th century
*Wrote * published extensively
*Wanted to see reforms of clerical issues
Desiderius Erasmus
16 of 19
*1440-1515
*Second Count of Tendilla
*First Marquis of Menéjar
*Fought in Granada War
*Papal ambassador
*Governor of Granada
Iñigo Lopez de Mendoza
17 of 19
*1476-1538
*Spanish churchman
*Archbishop of Seville 1523
*Inquisitor General 1525
Alonso Manrique de Lara
18 of 19
*1431-1503
*Spaniard
*Pope from 1492
*Issued important Inter Caetara 1493
Pope Alexander VI
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*1420-98
*Spanish Dominican friar
*First Inquisitor General
*Established orthodoxy in religion
*Confessor to Isabella
*a.k.a. 'the hammer of heretics'

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Friar Tomás de Torquemada

Card 3

Front

*1453-1515
*Younger son of Count of Agular
*1474 supported Isabella in War of Succession for Castile
*1482-92 military commander in Granada War
*1495-7 led Spanish forces in Naples during the First Italian War
*1501 part of Spanish-Venetian army to drive

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Card 4

Front

*1451-1506
*1492 First Voyage to find Indies & also land in the Bahamas
*1493 Admiral of Seven Seas & viceroy of Indies
*1493-6 Second Voyage
*1498-1500 Third Voyage explored Orinoco
*Sent back to Spain in chains following settler disputes
*1502-4 Fourth

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

*1459-1523
*1507 appointed Charles' tutor
*Him & Cisneros co-regent of Spain 1520
*Cardinal 1517
*Elected Pope in 1522

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