by Eduardo Chamorro · Planeta-De Agostini. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439568759
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«La cruz de Santiago» is the historical novel by Eduardo Chamorro, published by Planeta-De Agostini in 1998 in paperback (285 pages, in Spanish).
The novel traces the life of Diego Velázquez, from his Sevillian years to his death in Madrid, interweaving his dual career as courtier and artist with the decline of the Spanish empire. It features master Pacheco, Juana Pacheco, Philip IV, the Count-Duke of Olivares, Rubens and Ambrosio Spínola, in settings such as the Seville Arenal, the court and Rome.
Finalist for the Planeta Prize 1992, included in the Planeta Prize Collection.
For readers interested in the court of Philip IV and the decline of the Spanish empire.
