Excerpt from Cardinal Ximenes: Statesman, Ecclesiastic, Soldier and Man of Letters With an Account of the Complutensian Polyglot Bible The year 1917 marks the quadricentennial of the death of Cardinal Ximenes, one of the makers of modern Spain, and of the commencement of the Lutheran Reformation. Luther and Ximenes were, of course, at Opposite poles in religious matters, but each was responsible for epoch making changes in their respective countries. An attempt is made in the following pages to sketch the salient events in the history of a man, who, in so many varied spheres, dominated the life of his time. I am indebted, in common with every other writer on the subject, for most of the facts connected with his life to the biography published in 1569 by Gomez, as there is practically no other available source of reliable informa tion. Other material in the shape of manuscripts must undoubtedly exist in Spain, and these sources would well repay careful research and investigation by anyone to whom the necessary facilities might be afforded. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.