of Alcalá. Friar Luis de León: Student of Hebrew and Biblical interpretation at the University of Alcalá de Henares. Jon Juaristi Linacero: Poet, novelist, essayist, and Basque to Castilian translator. He is a Professor of Spanish Literature at the University of Alcalá. Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros: Studied Arts and Theology. Cisneros chose him to teach theology for 20 years. María Blanca de Lizaur Guerra: Works as a researcher specializing in cultural studies, communication, literature and as a writer. Holds a Ph.D. in philology from the University of Alcalá. Ignatius of Loyola: Studied theology and Latin in the University of Alcalá. Tomás Mancha Navarro: Spanish economist and Professor of Applied Economy at UAH since 1992. Director of University Institute of Economic and Social Analysis (IAES). Juan de Mariana: Jesuit priest, Scholastic, historian, and member of the Monarchomachs. Studied Arts and Theology at the University of Alcalá. Ignacio Martínez Mendizábal: Spanish paleontologist. He is a Professor of paleontology in the Geology department at University of Alcalá. Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos: Author, philosopher and statesman. Francisco de Mendoza y Bobadilla: Studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew at the University of Alcala. Tirso de Molina: Studied at Alcalá de Henares, was a Spanish Baroque dramatist, a poet and a Roman Catholic monk. Arias Montano: orientalist and editor of the Antwerp Polyglot. José Luis Moralejo Álvarez: is a Latin traductor. Since 1991 he has been a professor of Latin Philology at University of Alcalá. Francisco Moreno Fernández: Professor of Spanish language. He was Director of Cervantes Institute in São Paulo and Chicago. Antonio de Nebrija: Professorship of poetry and grammar at University of Alcalá, best known for writing a grammar of the Castilian language. Manuel Peinado Lorca: Biologist and politician. Professor of environmental science since 1988. José Manuel Pedrosa Bartolomé: Philosopher and folklorist. He is a professor at the University of Alcalá. Antonio Pérez: Statesman, secretary of King Philip II of Spain. Attended the most prestigious universities such as Alcalá de Henares. Diego Pérez de Mesa: Cathedral Professor of mathematics in University of Alcalá. Francisco de Quevedo: Poet and politician. Andrés Manuel del Río: Scientist and naturalist. Studied at University of Alcalá de Henares and discovered compounds of vanadium. Francisco Vallés de Covarrubias: "Divino Vallés" Professor of medicine. The first in Alcalá to teach medicine for the body. He is buried in the chapel of Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso in Alcalá de Henares. Lope