Births on December 13

Martín de Azpilcueta

Born on December 13, 1491

Martín de Azpilcueta, Spanish theologian and economist (d. 1586)

Martín de Azpilcueta (Azpilkueta in Basque) (13 December 1491 – 1 June 1586), or Doctor Navarrus, was an important Spanish canonist and theologian in his time, and an early economist who independently formulated the quantity theory of money in 1556.

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Events on 1491

3 May

Nkuwu Nzinga
Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I.
16 Nov

Holy Child of La Guardia
An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
25 Nov

Treaty of Granada
The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, ends with the Treaty of Granada.

Births on December 13

Martín de Azpilcueta

Born on December 13, 1491

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Events on 1491

Nkuwu Nzinga

Holy Child of La Guardia

Treaty of Granada