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Juan Mateos
Juan Mateos (Gibraltar, ? - id., 1594) was a wealthy inhabitant of Gibraltar during the Spanish period. He was remembered for being the founder of Gibraltar's first hospital, which subsequently became the old St Bernard's Hospital. ==Early life== Juan Mateos was a Spanish innkeeper from Gibraltar. He run an inn at Albalate, in Gibraltar's municipal area, the ''Campo de Gibraltar''. In his youth he was active in defending Gibraltar against the 1540 raid of the corsairs from the Barbary Coast and became famous when he took part in the resistance of one of their landings, killing one of the Berber leaders.〔(López de Ayala, 257)〕 Mateos later took advantage of his reputation becoming a successful merchant, amassing a considerable amount of money.〔 He later became the official "''Dispenser of Royal Licences''", therefore having many opportunities to increase his fortune.〔(Montegriffo, 552)〕
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