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Alfonso Fernández de Palencia (1423 in El Burgo de Osma?, Soria – 1492 in Seville), was a Castilian pre-Renaissance historiographer, lexicographer, and humanist. ==Life== Of converso origin, Fernández de Palencia was educated at the palace of the bishop of Burgos, Paul of Burgos, a former rabbi who had been converted to Christianity by Saint Vincent Ferrer. Fernández de Palencia became acquainted with Paul of Burgos’ son, Alfonso de Cartagena. Fernández de Palencia went to Italy where he entered the service of Cardinal Bessarion, with whom he remained in Florence until 1453. He became acquainted there with Vespasiano da Bisticci, and studied the humanities with George of Trebizond at Rome. When he returned to Spain, Fernández de Palencia stayed for a time at the home of the Archbishop of Seville, Alonso I de Fonseca. Fernández de Palencia succeeded Juan de Mena as royal chronicler and secretary to Henry IV of Castile. In 1468, he became a supporter of Prince Alfonso (who proclaimed himself "Alfonso XII") and intervened in the negotiations for the matrimony between Ferdinand and Isabella, which occurred in 1469. On Isabella’s accession to the throne in 1475, Fernández de Palencia lost his post as royal chronicler. During the War of the Castilian Succession, he served as a diplomat for Castile, assisting in the establishment of the Santa Hermandad in 1476 and the organization of naval reinforcements for the defense of Gran Canaria, a Castilian possession, in 1479. According to Fernández de Palencia, he lost favor with the queen in 1480.〔''Gesta...'' Década IV, libro 36, cap. 1〕 He died in 1492. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfonso de Palencia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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