Alfonso Fernandez de Palencia ( Spanish Alfonso Fernández de Palencia ) (1423 - 1492, Seville ) - Castilian historian, lexicographer and humanist .
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Born in the Converse family, Fernandez de Palencia was educated at the palace of Bishop Pablo de Santa Maria of Burgos , a former rabbi who converted to Christianity by Saint Vincent Ferrer . There Alfonso met the son of Bishop Pablo, the historian Alfonso de Cartagena . Then Fernandez de Palencia went to Italy , where he entered the service of Cardinal Vissarion , during which he remained in Florence until 1453. There he became acquainted with , then studied the humanities under the leadership of Georgy Trapezundsky in Rome .
Upon returning to Spain, Alfonso lived for some time in the home of the Archbishop of Seville, . Fernandez de Palencia replaced Juan de Men in the post of court historian and secretary Enrique IV . In 1468, he supported the Prince of Asturias , who declared himself king of Alfonso XII, and then tried to prevent the marriage of future Catholic kings , which was concluded in 1469. With the accession of Isabella, Palencia lost his post as court historian.
During the war for the Castilian inheritance, he served Castile as a diplomat and participated in the founding of the Holy Hermanda in 1476, as well as organizing reinforcements for the defense of Gran Canaria in 1479. According to his own statement, Fernandez de Palencia lost its queen position in 1480.
The main work of Palencia is the Latin chronicle Gesta Hispaniensia ex annalibus suorum diebus colligentis , also known as Décadas . Like the work of Titus Libya , it is divided into decades and covers the period from the end of the reign of Juan II of Castile until 1481. There are 4 parts in the chronicle, each of which, except for the unfinished fourth, consists of ten books. The first three books were translated into Spanish by and published under the name Spanish. Crónica de Enrique IV in the years 1904-1908. The fourth part was published only in 1971.
Another important work of the historian is Anales de la Guerra de Granada , a chronicle describing the Granada War from its inception to the taking of the Bas in 1489.
Palencia is also the author of the poem Batalla campal entre los perros y los lobos , originally written in Latin. He is also the author of other poetic works and dictionaries. The Castilian-Latin dictionary compiled by him lost its meaning after the appearance of a similar work by Antonio de Nebrija . Palencia left a number of translations, including the Comparative biographies of Plutarch and the Jewish War of Josephus .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 100969690 // General Regulatory Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 BNF ID : 2011 open data platform .
- ↑ 1 2 Swartz A. Open Library - 2005.
Links
- Obras de Alfonso de Palencia (Spanish) . Biblioteca Virtual Cervantes. The appeal date is May 9, 2012. Archived on May 27, 2012.