Elio Antonio de Nebrija - Author
- Artist/Author/Producer: Elio Antonio de Nebrija
- Confronting Bodies: Fray Diego de Deza and Cardinal Cisneros
- Dates of action: 1505
- Location: Palencia, Spain
- Description of the Art Work
- His entire body of philologic work and translation and his study of
sacred scriptures was condemned.
- Description of incident
- He was accused in 1505 of having contact with Jews and manipulating
texts.
- Results of incident
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Because of his friendship with Cardinal Cisneros and the act of
dedicating to the Catholic Queen of one of his books, allowed for
leniency in his prosecution. Nevertheless, the dissemination of his work
and its influence was indirectly controlled.
Source: Valentin Roma
