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Gil Gonzalez Davila

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 He left unpublished works, including "La vida de Felipe III."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 (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 He left unpublished works, including "La vida de Felipe III."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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