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Hernando de Talavera
Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H. (c. 1430 – 14 May 1507) was a Spanish clergyman and councilor to Queen Isabel of Castile. He began his career as a monk of the Order of Saint Jerome, was appointed the queen's confessor and with her support and patronage, became the Archbishop of Granada.
Talavera also served on the royal council and was relied upon to undertake important assignments for the Crown. In 1479 he was sent to Portugal to ensure that Isabel’s rival, Juana of Castile, entered a convent as previously agreed. In 1486, Talavera facilitated an introduction between Christopher Columbus and Isabel, after which the queen instructed Talavera to establish a commission to consider the feasibility of the Columbus proposal.
After the conquest of Granada in 1492, Talavera was appointed the first Archbishop of Granada, a position he held until 1500. He was known for his efforts to convert Muslims to Christianity through education and persuasion rather than force. He was also a long-time opponent of the Spanish Inquisition, a position that ultimately led to his denouncement and arrest by the Inquisitor Diego Rodríguez de Lucero. Talavera was ultimately cleared of these charges by the intervention of Pope Julius II.
Talavera was born around 1430 in Talavera de la Reina. His ancestry is obscure. He may have been illegitimate, his mother from a converso family and his father part of the Alvarez de Toledo family, lords of Oropesa (they later financed part of his education). He entered the University of Salamanca at the age of fifteen and received a Bachelor of Arts three years later. He continued with his studies in theology and law and eventually took a position at the university teaching moral philosophy.
He left the university in 1460 and became an ordained priest. In 1466 he joined the Hieronymite order at the monastery, San Leonardo de Alba de Tormes. In 1470 he was appointed prior of the Monastery of Nuestra Señora del Prado in Valladolid, where he developed extensive reforms for the order.
In the early 1470s, his religious writings and reform efforts brought him to the attention of the newly-crowned queen, Isabel I of Castile. Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza, a key supporter of Isabel, may have introduced Talavera to the court. By 1475, Talavera became Isabel's confessor and in January, 1476, he presented her with a treatise, "How all loyal Christians should renew their spirits during Advent." More than just an Advent sermon, it was both an inspirational spiritual tract and a politically astute guide that had a lifelong influence on queen's approach to her reign.
Talavera also served on the royal council and was relied upon to undertake important assignments for the Crown. In 1479 he was sent to Portugal to ensure that Isabel's rival, Juana of Castile, entered a convent as previously agreed. He also headed a commission to look at royal prerogatives in the Canary Islands. At Isabel's request, Talavera mentored a young Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca who later became the powerful de facto minister of Spain's emerging colonial empire.
In 1485, when Christopher Columbus approached the Spanish Crown to propose his voyage of discovery, Talavera was likely one of his first contacts at court. He facilitated an introduction between Columbus and Isabel around 1486 and was instructed by the queen to establish a commission to investigate the feasibility of the Columbus proposal. The commission seems to have met only intermittently and it was not until 1490 that the board recommended against the plan. Later, in 1492, Fernando and Isabel overrode the board's decision and decided to sponsor Columbus.
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Hernando de Talavera
Hernando de Talavera, O.S.H. (c. 1430 – 14 May 1507) was a Spanish clergyman and councilor to Queen Isabel of Castile. He began his career as a monk of the Order of Saint Jerome, was appointed the queen's confessor and with her support and patronage, became the Archbishop of Granada.
Talavera also served on the royal council and was relied upon to undertake important assignments for the Crown. In 1479 he was sent to Portugal to ensure that Isabel’s rival, Juana of Castile, entered a convent as previously agreed. In 1486, Talavera facilitated an introduction between Christopher Columbus and Isabel, after which the queen instructed Talavera to establish a commission to consider the feasibility of the Columbus proposal.
After the conquest of Granada in 1492, Talavera was appointed the first Archbishop of Granada, a position he held until 1500. He was known for his efforts to convert Muslims to Christianity through education and persuasion rather than force. He was also a long-time opponent of the Spanish Inquisition, a position that ultimately led to his denouncement and arrest by the Inquisitor Diego Rodríguez de Lucero. Talavera was ultimately cleared of these charges by the intervention of Pope Julius II.
Talavera was born around 1430 in Talavera de la Reina. His ancestry is obscure. He may have been illegitimate, his mother from a converso family and his father part of the Alvarez de Toledo family, lords of Oropesa (they later financed part of his education). He entered the University of Salamanca at the age of fifteen and received a Bachelor of Arts three years later. He continued with his studies in theology and law and eventually took a position at the university teaching moral philosophy.
He left the university in 1460 and became an ordained priest. In 1466 he joined the Hieronymite order at the monastery, San Leonardo de Alba de Tormes. In 1470 he was appointed prior of the Monastery of Nuestra Señora del Prado in Valladolid, where he developed extensive reforms for the order.
In the early 1470s, his religious writings and reform efforts brought him to the attention of the newly-crowned queen, Isabel I of Castile. Cardinal Pedro González de Mendoza, a key supporter of Isabel, may have introduced Talavera to the court. By 1475, Talavera became Isabel's confessor and in January, 1476, he presented her with a treatise, "How all loyal Christians should renew their spirits during Advent." More than just an Advent sermon, it was both an inspirational spiritual tract and a politically astute guide that had a lifelong influence on queen's approach to her reign.
Talavera also served on the royal council and was relied upon to undertake important assignments for the Crown. In 1479 he was sent to Portugal to ensure that Isabel's rival, Juana of Castile, entered a convent as previously agreed. He also headed a commission to look at royal prerogatives in the Canary Islands. At Isabel's request, Talavera mentored a young Juan Rodríguez de Fonseca who later became the powerful de facto minister of Spain's emerging colonial empire.
In 1485, when Christopher Columbus approached the Spanish Crown to propose his voyage of discovery, Talavera was likely one of his first contacts at court. He facilitated an introduction between Columbus and Isabel around 1486 and was instructed by the queen to establish a commission to investigate the feasibility of the Columbus proposal. The commission seems to have met only intermittently and it was not until 1490 that the board recommended against the plan. Later, in 1492, Fernando and Isabel overrode the board's decision and decided to sponsor Columbus.
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