About Alfonso Díaz de Montalvo
Lived 1405 – 1499 (aged 93–94). Alfonso Díaz de Montalvo was a Spanish judge and jurist.
Alonso Díaz de Montalvo (1405–1499) was a Spanish jurist.
After studying law at Lleida and Salamanca, he served in high judicial and administrative offices under the Catholic Monarchs. In 1480, he was commissioned to draft the Libro de Leyes, also known as Ordeniamento de Montalvo. This unifying codification of the law of Leon and Castile would remain in effect, in large parts, up until the 19th century.
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Spanish jurist
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Alfonso Díaz de Montalvo was born in 1405 in Arévalo.
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Alfonso Díaz de Montalvo died in 1499 in Huete.
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Alfonso Díaz de Montalvo was a judge and jurist.
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Alfonso Díaz de Montalvo was Spanish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alfonso Díaz de Montalvo. https://biography.guide/alfonso-diaz-de-montalvo/
MLA: "Alfonso Díaz de Montalvo." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/alfonso-diaz-de-montalvo/.
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