Luis Curiel

Luis Francisco Curiel y Tejada (born 11 October 1655, Seville, Spain; died 27 November 1724, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish lawyer, diplomat, Mayor of the House and Court, and knight of the Order of Santiago.

Early life and education He received his formal education at the University of Salamanca, studying law. On 25 February 1676, he qualified as a lawyer in the Chancellery of Granada. In 1677, he was appointed Poor Lawyer of the city of Seville and given the position of auditor of the Militias of the General Captaincy of the Kingdom of Seville.

Law and public life In 1683, he was appointed, by the Grand Inquisitor, a lawyer for the Royal Treasury of the Holy Office of the Kingdom of Seville. On 3 August 3, 1685, he became a lawyer of the city of Seville and on 4 February 4, 1687, he acted as the lawyer to the Archbishop of Seville.

From 19 February 1704, he became judge of degrees of the Seville Court. The King's need for trustworthy advises during the War of Succession gave Curiel a rise to the position of mayor of the House and Court in 1705, moving to Madrid to take office. Becoming one of the members of the Madrid high judiciary, he was consulted on several occasions as councilor of Castile and the Indies by the Chamber. Finally, on 20 August 20, 1707, Felipe V appointed him prosecutor of the Council of Castile, remaining in this position until the remodeling of the Council of Castile in 1713.

The restructuring of the Council of Castile, carried out in November 1713, provided him, on 10 November 1713, with a short-lived position as councilor of the Council of Castile.

From 17 June 1714, Luis Curiel occupied the S Chair of the Royal Spanish Academy on June 17, 1714, whilst his son Juan Curiel occupied the R Chair.