D. Diogo Ortiz de Villegas

D. Diogo Ortiz de Villegas, called sometimes Diogo Ortiz was one of the teachers of Portugal King John III of Portugal. His date of birth and death are unknown but he lived during around the period1450-1520. He was Bishop of Tanger, later Viseu and after that was named Bishop of São Tomé by John III. He teached Cato, Terence, Virgil, Sallust and some parts of the Bible, the theory of the planets and some easy things about astrology he heard from Tomás de Torres an eminent doctor and astrologer of that time.

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D. - Portugal - King - John III of Portugal - 1450 - 1520 - Bishop - Tanger - Viseu - São Tomé - Cato - Terence - Virgil - Sallust - Bible - Tomás de Torres

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