Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros

Description: (Former Governor of the Kingdom of Castile)
Son of a tax collector, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros spent 6 years in prison only because he wouldn’t give up on his claim to a rightful benefice. Part of the Spanish Inquisition, he opted for forced conversions of Muslims to Christianity, which caused the Moorish revolt of Moriscos.

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Born In Torrelaguna, Spain
Died on November 8, 1517
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