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Also Known As Jõao de Deus • Jõao Cidade • Juan de Dios • Juan Ciudad
Born March 8, 1495 • Portugal
Died March 8, 1550 (aged 55) • Granada • Spain
Founder Hospitallers
Baldwin II
king of Jerusalem
Aubusson, detail of an engraving
Pierre d’ Aubusson
French cardinal
Joaquín Álvarez Quintero
Spanish writer
José Benito Churriguera
Spanish architect
Juan Bermúdez
Spanish navigator
Alberto Churriguera
Spanish architect
Serafín Álvarez Quintero
Spanish writer
Joaquín Churriguera
Spanish architect
Francisco Garcés
Spanish missionary
Miguel Induráin
Spanish cyclist
Concha Espina de Serna
Spanish author
Francisco Tárrega
Spanish musician
Vicente Martínez Ybor
Spanish-born merchant
Celedonio Romero
Spanish-American musician and composer
Fernando Rey
Spanish actor
Garci Ordóñez Rodríguez de Montalvo
Spanish writer
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Diego Velázquez
Diego Velázquez
Spanish painter
Charles V
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor