José de Sigüenza
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1544 – 1606
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Who was José de Sigüenza?
José de Sigüenza was a historian, poet and Spanish theologian.
A Hieronymite monk, de Sigüenza was the prior of the monastery of El Escorial, where he served as both librarian and historian. He is best known for his works on ecclesiastical history, in particular his History of the Order of St. Jerome, which discusses in detail the construction of El Escorial.
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