Diego de Colmenares

17th-century Segovian historian
Person human Q4274336
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Diego de Colmenares

Summary

Diego de Colmenares is a human[1]. Born in Segovia[2], he… he was born on July 26, 1586[3]. He passed away in Segovia[4]. He died on January 29, 1651[5]. He worked as a historian[6], biographer[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Diego de Colmenares's place of birth was Segovia[2].
  • Diego de Colmenares passed away in Segovia[4].
  • Diego de Colmenares was born on July 26, 1586[3].
  • Diego de Colmenares was born on January 1, 1586[10].
  • Diego de Colmenares died on January 29, 1651[5].
  • Diego de Colmenares died on January 1, 1651[11].
  • Diego de Colmenares is buried at Church of San Juan de los Caballeros[12].
  • Diego de Colmenares held citizenship in Spain[13].
  • Diego de Colmenares worked as a historian[6].
  • Diego de Colmenares worked as a biographer[7].
  • Diego de Colmenares worked as a writer[8].
  • Diego de Colmenares's education included a stint at University of Salamanca[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Diego de Colmenares is Historia de la insigne Ciudad de Segovia y compendio de las historias de Castilla[15].
  • Diego de Colmenares is recorded as male[16].
  • Diego de Colmenares's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Diego de Colmenares's Commons category is recorded as Diego de Colmenares[18].
  • Diego de Colmenares's family name is recorded as De Colmenares[19].
  • Diego de Colmenares's given name is recorded as Diego[20].
  • Diego de Colmenares's described at URL is recorded as http://www.proyectos.cchs.csic.es/humanismoyhumanistas/sites/proyectos.cchs.csic.es.humanismoyhumanistas/files/Diego%20de%20COLMENARES%20POR%20EUGENIA%20CONTRERAS(1).PDF[21].
  • Diego de Colmenares's external data available at URL is recorded as https://pb.lib.berkeley.edu/xtf/servlet/org.cdlib.xtf.dynaXML.DynaXML?source=BETA/Display/2212BETA.Person.xml&style=Person.xsl%0A%0A%20%0A%20%0A%20&gobk=http%3A%2F%2Fpb.lib.berkeley.edu%2Fxtf%2Fservlet%2Forg.cdlib.xtf.crossQuery.CrossQuery%3Frmode%3Dphilo%26everyone%3D%26name%3Dcolmenares%26title%3D%26daterange%3D%26assocplace%3D%26affiliation%3D%26subject%3D%26text-join%3Dand%26browseout%3Dperson%26sort%3Dauthor[22].
  • Diego de Colmenares's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[23].

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Origins and Family

Diego de Colmenares was born in Segovia[2]. Recorded date of birth include July 26, 1586[3] and January 1, 1586[10].

Education

Diego de Colmenares's education included a stint at University of Salamanca[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], biographer[7], and writer[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Diego de Colmenares is Historia de la insigne Ciudad de Segovia y compendio de las historias de Castilla[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 29, 1651[5] and January 1, 1651[11]. Diego de Colmenares died in Segovia[4]. Burial took place at Church of San Juan de los Caballeros[12].

Why It Matters

Diego de Colmenares ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Diego de Colmenares born?

Born in Segovia[2], Diego de Colmenares…

Where did Diego de Colmenares die?

Diego de Colmenares passed away in Segovia[4].

What did Diego de Colmenares do for work?

Diego de Colmenares worked as historian[6], biographer[7], and writer[8].

Where did Diego de Colmenares go to school?

Diego de Colmenares was educated at University of Salamanca[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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