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Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros

Type Figure Region Spain Time 1436–1517 Also known as Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros、Cardinal Cisneros、西斯内罗斯枢机

One of the most influential church statesmen of the Spanish Renaissance, serving as Archbishop of Toledo, Grand Inquisitor of Spain, and regent;…

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  1. 1495–1510Granada · AndalusiaDirected the conversion policy for Granada's Muslims, reformed church finances and monastery discipline, and promoted the University of Alcalá and a biblical scholarship publishing program.
  2. 1511–1517Toledo · CastileServed briefly as regent in Ferdinand II's final years and after his death, coordinated preparations for a military expedition to North Africa and the royal succession transition, and continued advancing publication of the Complutensian Polyglot Bible until his death in 1517.

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