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'''Francisco Ximenes de Cisneros''' (Torrelaguna 1436 – November 8, 1517) was a cardinal and [[statesman]], born in [[Castile]], of a poor but [[noble]] family; studied at [[Salamanca]] and went to [[Rome]], where he gained favor with the [[Pope]], who appointed him to the first vacant ecclesiastical preferment in [[Spain]], as the result of which he, in [[1495]] became [[archbishop]] of [[Toledo]], but not till he was 60 years of age.  

'''Francisco Ximenes de Cisneros''' (Torrelaguna 1436 – November 8, 1517) was a [[cardinal]] and [[statesman]], born in [[Castile]], of a poor but [[noble]] family; studied at [[Salamanca]] and went to [[Rome]], where he gained favor with the [[Pope]], who appointed him to the first vacant ecclesiastical preferment in [[Spain]], as the result of which he, in [[1495]] became [[archbishop]] of [[Toledo]], but not till he was 60 years of age.  

In 1506, Cisneros became regent of Spain, and conducted the affairs of the kingdom with consummate ability.<ref name="a">{{Nuttall|Ximenes de Cisneros, Francisco}}</ref> Cardinal Cisneros was the ''Grand Inquisitor'' between 1507-1517.  

In 1506, Cisneros became regent of Spain, and conducted the affairs of the kingdom with consummate ability.<ref name="a">{{Nuttall|Ximenes de Cisneros, Francisco}}</ref> Cardinal Cisneros was the ''Grand Inquisitor'' between 1507-1517.  

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