Francisco Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros

Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros{{fn|1}} (1436 – November 8, 1517) was a Spanish Cardinal and statesman. Starting from humble beginnings he rose to the heights of power becoming a religious reformer, twice regent of Spain, Cardinal, Grand Inquisitor, missionary of the Moors, promoted the Crusades in North Africa, and founded the Complutense University (currently the largest in Spain). Among his literary works he is best known for funding the Complutensian Polyglot Bible, the first printed polyglot of the entire Bible.

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1436 - November 8 - 1517 - Spanish - Cardinal - Statesman - Regent - Grand Inquisitor - Moors - Crusade - North Africa - Complutense University - Complutensian Polyglot Bible - Polyglot - Bible

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Cardinal Cisneros' life coincided with a dynamic period in Spanish history during the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella when Spain underwent many reforms, from which it emerged in the Golden Age of empire (1500-1700), and Cisneros had much to do with it. Modern historian John Elliott said as far as any particular policies that can be attributed to Spain's rise "they were those of Ferdinand and Cardinal Cisneros." {{fn|2}}

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Spanish history - Ferdinand - Isabella - Golden Age of empire

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