ALPHONSUS A SANCTA MARIA, or ALPHONSO DE CARTAGENA
(1396-1456), Spanish historian, was born at Carthagena, and
succeeded his father, Paulus, as bishop of Burgos. In 1431
he was deputed by John II., king of Castile, to attend the
council of Basel, in which he made himself conspicuous by his
learning. He was the author of several works, the principal
of which is entitled Rerum Hispanorum Romanorum imperatorum,
summorum pontificum, nec non regum Francorum anacephaleosis.
This is a history of
Spain from the earliest times down
to 1456, and was printed at Granada in 1545, and also in
the Rerum Hispanicarum Scriptores aliquot, by R. Bel
(Frankfort, 1579). Alphonsus died on the 12th of July 1456.
Initial text from 1911 encyclopedia -- Please update as needed