Jiménez de Cis·ne·ros (d s s-n r s,  ths-), Francisco 1436-1517. Spanish prelate and political leader. The confessor of Isabella I, he imposed conversion to Christianity on the Moors of Granada, leading to an uprising (1499-1500), and was appointed grand inquisitor (1507). He founded the university of Alcalá de Henares (1508). |
Jiménez de Cisneros (Spanish) [xiˈmeneð ðe θizˈnerɔs]
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(Biographies / Jiménez de Cisneros, Francisco (1436-1517) M, Spanish, RELIGION: clergyman, POLITICS: statesman) Francisco (franˈθisko). 1436-1517, Spanish cardinal and statesman; regent of Castile (1506-07) and Spain (1516-17) and grand inquisitor for Castile and León (1507-17) Also called Ximenes de Cisneros Ximenez de Cisneros
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