Diego Hurtado de Mendoza

Spanish writer (1503–1575)
Person human Q2297287
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza
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Summary

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza was born on 1504[1] in Granada[2]. He died on January 1, 1575[3], in Madrid[4]. He worked as a poet[5], diplomat[6], writer[7], aristocrat[8], and ambassador[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (340 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1503[11]
  • Date of death: August 14, 1575[12]
  • Father: Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones[13]
  • Mother: Francisca Pacheco[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Spain[15]
  • Occupation: historian[16]
  • Position held: ambassador[17], Ambassador of Spain to the Holy See[18], ambassador of Spain to the Republic of Venice[19]
  • Educated at: University of Granada[20], University of Salamanca[21]
  • Member of: Order of Alcántara[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Family: House of Mendoza[24]
  • Genre: poetry[25]
  • Commons category: Diego Hurtado de Mendoza[26]
  • Family name: Hurtado de Mendoza[27]
  • Given name: Diego[28]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Library of the World's Best Literature[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[32]
  • Commons Creator page: Diego Hurtado de Mendoza[33]
  • Name in native language: Diego Hurtado de Mendoza[34]
  • Second family name in Spanish name: Pacheco[35]

Why It Matters

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Diego Hurtado de Mendoza born?

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza's place of birth was Granada[2].

Where did Diego Hurtado de Mendoza die?

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza died in Madrid[4].

Who were Diego Hurtado de Mendoza's parents?

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza's father was Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones[13]. Diego Hurtado de Mendoza's mother was Francisca Pacheco[14].

What did Diego Hurtado de Mendoza do for work?

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza worked as a poet[5], diplomat[6], writer[7], aristocrat[8], and ambassador[9].

Where did Diego Hurtado de Mendoza go to school?

Diego Hurtado de Mendoza was educated at University of Granada[20] and University of Salamanca[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  25. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  4. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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