In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez de Toledo and the second or maternal family name is Pellicer de Tovar.
Gabriel Patricio Álvarez de Toledo y Pellicer de Tovar (15 March 1662—17 January 1714) was a Spanish poet, historian and theologian. He was a humanist, interested in philosophy and philology. He knew classical, semitic and modern languages, among French, Italian and German. He was the senior librarian of king Felipe V of Spain, and a member of the Secretary of State. He belonged to the Order of Santiago and was one of the founders of the Royal Spanish Academy. There are two periods in his life, one profane and the other religious. His poetic works appeared after his death in Madrid in 1744.
Gabriel Álvarez de Toledo
Born
Gabriel Alvarez de Toledo y Pellicer de Tovar (1662-03-15)15 March 1662 Seville, Spain
Died
17 January 1714(1714-01-17) (aged 51) Madrid, Spain
Don Gabriel Patricio Álvarez de Toledo, was the son of Francisco Álvarez de Toledo, a native of Bragança, Portugal, who belonged to the Order of Calatrava, and Luisa María Pellicer de Tobar, a native of Madrid.[1] He was a native of Seville, a descendant of the House of Alba, one of the most illustrious families of the Spanish, and Portugues nobility.[1] He was a founder Member of the Royal Spanish Academy in 1713, Secretary of the King of Spain and a Knight of the Military Order of Alcantara. Of Portuguese descent, he was a true humanist, interested in philosophy and philology.[2]
Poetic workedit
Some of Don Gabriel's poetic works were printed in 1744 by Diego de Torres Villarroel, Professor of Mathematics and astronomer at the Salamanca University, in Diego de Torres Villarroel, under the title La Burromaquia, (something like "Treatise on the things related to Donkeys"), accompanied by some 17th-century mystical style religious poems.
Main worksedit
1713, Historia de la Iglesia y del mundo, desde su creación al diluvio.
1744, Obras pósthumas poéticas, con la Burromaquia.
^"Gabriel Álvarez de Toledo - letra C". Real Academia Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
Sourcesedit
Hill, Ruth (2000). Sceptres and Sciences in the Spains: Four Humanists and the New Philosophy (ca. 1680-1740). Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN978-1-84631-400-1.
Poesía del Siglo XVIII [18th century poetry]. Madrid: Editorial Castalia. 1975. ISBN84-7039-216-6.
gabriel, Álvarez, toledo, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, Álvarez, toledo, second, maternal, family, name, pellicer, tovar, gabriel, patricio, Álvarez, toledo, pellicer, tovar, march, 1662, january, 1714, spanish, poet, historian, theologian, hu. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Alvarez de Toledo and the second or maternal family name is Pellicer de Tovar Gabriel Patricio Alvarez de Toledo y Pellicer de Tovar 15 March 1662 17 January 1714 was a Spanish poet historian and theologian He was a humanist interested in philosophy and philology He knew classical semitic and modern languages among French Italian and German He was the senior librarian of king Felipe V of Spain and a member of the Secretary of State He belonged to the Order of Santiago and was one of the founders of the Royal Spanish Academy There are two periods in his life one profane and the other religious His poetic works appeared after his death in Madrid in 1744 Gabriel Alvarez de ToledoBornGabriel Alvarez de Toledo y Pellicer de Tovar 1662 03 15 15 March 1662Seville SpainDied17 January 1714 1714 01 17 aged 51 Madrid SpainOccupationPoetwriterlibrariantheologianNationalitySpanishSeat C of the Real Academia EspanolaIn office 8 July 1713 17 January 1714Preceded bySeat establishedSucceeded byAlonso Rodriguez Castanon Contents 1 Biography 2 Poetic work 3 Main works 4 Notes and references 4 1 Notes 4 2 References 5 SourcesBiography editDon Gabriel Patricio Alvarez de Toledo was the son of Francisco Alvarez de Toledo a native of Braganca Portugal who belonged to the Order of Calatrava and Luisa Maria Pellicer de Tobar a native of Madrid 1 He was a native of Seville a descendant of the House of Alba one of the most illustrious families of the Spanish and Portugues nobility 1 He was a founder Member of the Royal Spanish Academy in 1713 Secretary of the King of Spain and a Knight of the Military Order of Alcantara Of Portuguese descent he was a true humanist interested in philosophy and philology 2 Poetic work editSome of Don Gabriel s poetic works were printed in 1744 by Diego de Torres Villarroel Professor of Mathematics and astronomer at the Salamanca University in Diego de Torres Villarroel under the title La Burromaquia something like Treatise on the things related to Donkeys accompanied by some 17th century mystical style religious poems Main works edit1713 Historia de la Iglesia y del mundo desde su creacion al diluvio 1744 Obras posthumas poeticas con la Burromaquia Notes and references editNotes edit References edit a b Hill 2000 p 95 Gabriel Alvarez de Toledo letra C Real Academia Espanola in Spanish Retrieved 27 May 2023 Sources editHill Ruth 2000 Sceptres and Sciences in the Spains Four Humanists and the New Philosophy ca 1680 1740 Liverpool Liverpool University Press ISBN 978 1 84631 400 1 Poesia del Siglo XVIII 18th century poetry Madrid Editorial Castalia 1975 ISBN 84 7039 216 6 nbsp Biography portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gabriel Alvarez de Toledo amp oldid 1157248809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
