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Gil Gonzalez de Avila

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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GIL GONZALEZ DE (c. 1577-1658), Spanish' biographer and antiquary, was born and died at Avila. He was made historiographer of Castile in 1612, and of 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. 4to).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Gil Gonzalez de Avila'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​g/gil-gonzalez-de-avila.html. 1910.
 
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