Benito Arias Montano was a Spanish orientalist and polymath who was active mostly in Spain. He was also editor of the Antwerp Polyglot. He reached the high rank of Royal Chaplain to King Philip II of Spain.
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Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the BalbasesAlso won Knight of the Order of Santiago
Antonio José Amar y BorbónAlso won Knight of the Order of Santiago
José Antonio Primo de RiveraAlso won Knight of the Order of Santiago
José Manuel de Goyeneche, 1st Count of GuaquiAlso won Knight of the Order of Santiago
Diego de Saavedra FajardoAlso won Knight of the Order of SantiagoWriters from Spain 1
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Benito Arias Montano was a Spanish orientalist and polymath who was active mostly in Spain. He was also editor of the Antwerp Polyglot. He reached the high rank of Royal Chaplain to King Philip II of Spain. His work was censured by the Spanish Inquisition when rabbinical references were included into his Antwerp Polyglot Bible.
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deceased
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Lived 1527 to 1598 · aged 71
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