Fernan Perez de Oliva (1492? - 1530 or 1531) was a Spanish man of letters. Events January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. ... Events June 25 - Augsburg confession presented to Charles V of Holy Roman Empire. ... Events January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake-- thousands die October 1 - Battle of Kappel - The forces of Zürich are defeated by the Catholic cantons. ... An intellectual is a person who uses his or her intellect to study, reflect, and speculate on a variety of different ideas. ...

He was born at Cordova. After studying at Salamanca, Alcal, Paris and Rome, he was appointed rector at Salamanca, where he died in 1530. His Dialogo de la dignidad del hombre (1543), an unfinished work completed by Francisco Cervantes de Salazar, was written chiefly to prove the suitability of Spanish as a vehicle for philosophic discussion. He also published translations of the Amphitruo (1525), the Electra (1528) and the Hecuba (1528). Cordova can refer to: Philippines Cordova, Cebu Spain Córdoba, Spain United States Cordova, Alaska Cordova, South Carolina Cordova, Tennessee Cordova, Alabama Cordova, Illinois Cordova Street is a major thoroughfare in central Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... Region La Armuña Province Salamanca Autonomous community Castilla y León Postal code 37001-370nn Coordinates  - Latitude:  - Longitude 40°58 N 5º40 W Altitude 802 m Surface 386 km² Distances 212 km to Madrid 115 km to Valladolid Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 157. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Electra at the Tomb of Agamemnon In Greek mythology, several persons were named Electra (also spelled Elektra): Daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, mother of Dardanus, Iasion and Harmonia, by Zeus. ... Hecuba (also Hekuba or Hekabe) was a Trojan queen in Greek mythology, daughter of Dymas. ...

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