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2 unusual facts about Juan del Castillo


Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Murillo began his art studies under Juan del Castillo in Seville, he became familiar with Molanus (Ian van der Meulen or Molano) art rules and Flemish painting; the great commercial importance of Seville at the time ensured that he was also subject to influences from other regions.

Cerro do Inhacurutum

From this centrally located operations' base cacique Nheçu supposedly ordered the assassination of Jesuit priests Roque González de Santa Cruz, Afonso Rodrigues, and Juan del Castillo in 1628 when they were killed.



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