Herrera, Antonio, Spanish historian, born at Cuellar; under Philip II. he became historiographer of the Indies and Castile; he was a voluminous writer, and his “Description of the Indies,” “History of the World in the Reign of Philip II.,” from their fairness and accuracy are reckoned authoritative works on Spanish history (1549‒1625).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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