About Luis de Salazar y Castro
Lived 1658 – 1734 (aged 75–76). Luis de Salazar y Castro was a Spanish chronicler, historian and genealogist.
Luis Bartolomé de Salazar y Castro (born 24 August 1658 in Valladolid, died 9 February 1734 in Madrid) was a Spanish genealogist. Called by some the "prince of genealogists," he is one of the most cited Spanish chroniclers. The collection of documents he gathered throughout his life, preserved in the Royal Academy of History of Spain, is one of the basic sources for the research of Iberian lineages.
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Who was Luis de Salazar y Castro?
Spanish genealogist
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Luis de Salazar y Castro was born in 1658 in Valladolid.
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Luis de Salazar y Castro died in 1734 in Madrid.
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Luis de Salazar y Castro was a chronicler, historian and genealogist.
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Luis de Salazar y Castro was Spanish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Luis de Salazar y Castro. https://biography.guide/luis-de-salazar-y-castro/
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