Curated category
Spanish people of Jewish descent
- Joan MiróJoan Miró i Ferrà was born on the 20th of April 1893 in Barcelona. He grew up in the Barri Gòtic neighborhood, a medieval district filled with narrow streets…
- Salvador DalíOn the 11th of May 1904, a boy named Salvador Dalí was born in Figueres, Catalonia. He arrived at 8:45 am on the first floor of Carrer Monturiol 20.
- John of the CrossJuan de Yepes y Álvarez entered the world on the 24th of June 1542 in Fontiveros, a small town near Ávila with only about 2,000 residents.
- Teresa of ÁvilaTeresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada was born on the 28th of March 1515. Her birthplace remains a matter of historical debate between the cities of…
- Juan del EncinaJuan del Encina entered the world on the 12th of July 1468 near Salamanca. His birth name was Juan de Fermoselle, and he grew up as one of at least seven…
- Fernando de RojasFernando de Rojas entered the world around 1470 in La Puebla de Montalbán, a town nestled within the province of Toledo.
- Juan Luis VivesOn the 6th of March 1493, a boy named Juan Luis Vives was born in Valencia to a family that had converted from Judaism to Christianity decades before.
- Luis de LeónBelmonte, a small town in the province of Cuenca, was the birthplace of Luis de León in 1527. His father Lope de León practiced law and moved the family to…