Belmonte, Cuenca

Belmonte is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In 2009, it had a population of 2.251.

Belmonte from its castle. 2000

Notable people
  • Juan Pacheco, born in Belmonte in 1419, he was the first Marquess of Villena.[1]
  • Pedro Girón, born in Belmonte in 1423, he was Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava.[2][3]
  • Fray Luis de León, born in Belmonte between 1527 and 1528.[4]

References
  1. Castellano Huerta, María Águeda (1987). "Algunos aspectos de la personalidad de Juan Pacheco, Marqués de Villena". Congreso de Historia del Señorío de Villena, Albacete 23-26 octubre de 1986 (PDF). Instituto de Estudios Albacetenses «Don Juan Manuel» de la Excma. Diputación de Albacete. p. 95. ISBN 84-505-9666-1.
  2. "Pedro Girón, el hombre que casi se casa con Isabel I la Católica". Revista de Historia (in Spanish). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. "Person - Girón, Pedro (1423-1466)". Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte (in Spanish). Gobierno de España. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. Ramajo Caño, Antonio (2008) [1994]. "El carácter proemial de la Oda primera de fray Luis (y un excurso sobre la "Priamel" en la poesía de los Siglos de Oro)". Romanische Forschungen. Alicante: Vittorio Klostermann GmbH (106): 84–117. JSTOR 27940531 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.



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