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DAVILA, Gil Gonzalez (dah'-vee-lah), Spanish-American author, born in Avila, Peru, in 1570; died in Madrid, Spain, in 1658. He was an attendant of Cardinal Deza at Rome, studied there, and returned to Spain, where he published several works that met with public approval, and was appointed prehendary of the cathedral of Salamanca, chronicler of Castile, and in 1612 chronicler of Spanish America. His publications include "Historia de las antigue-dades de Salamanca" (1606);"La vida de Don Alonso Tostado de Madrigal Obispo de Avila" (1611); "Teatro de las grandezas de Madrid" (1625); " Vida del rey de Castilla Don Enrique III." (1638);" Teatro de las iglesias de Espana" (1640); and "Teatro de las iglesias de las Indias Occidentales, sus arzobispos y obispos y cosas memorables" (2 vols., 1645-'9). He left unpublished works, including "La vida de Felipe III." He was the first to write the ecclesiastical history 9f Spanish America.
DAVILA, Gil Gonzalez - Appleton's Biography Edited by Stanley
L. Klos
DAVILA, Gil Gonzalez
(dah'-vee-lah), Spanish-American author, born in Avila, Peru, in 1570; died in
Madrid, Spain, in 1658. He was an attendant of Cardinal Deza at Rome, studied
there, and returned to Spain, where he published several works that met with
public approval, and was appointed prebendary of the cathedral of Salamanca,
chronicler of Castile, and in 1612 chronicler of Spanish America.
His publications include
"Historia de las antiguedades de Salamanca" (1606); "La vida de Don Alonso
Tostado de Madrigal, Obispo de Avila" (1611); "Teatro de las grandezas de
Madrid" (1625); "Vida del rey de Castilla Don Enrique III." (1638); "Teatro de
las iglesias de España" (1640); and "Teatro de las iglesias de las Indias
Occidentales, sus arzobispos y obispos y cosas memorables" (2 vols., 1645-'9).
He left unpublished works,
including "La vida de Felipe III." He was the first to write the ecclesiastical
history of Spanish America.
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