Luis Curiel

Luis Francisco Curiel y Tejada (born 11 October 1655, Seville, Spain; died 27 November 1724, Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish lawyer, diplomat, Mayor of the House and Court, and knight of the Order of Santiago. Early life and education He received his formal education at the University of Salamanca, studying law. On 25 February 1676, he qualified as a lawyer in the Chancellery of Granada. In 1677, he was appointed Poor Lawyer of the city of Seville and given the position of auditor of the Militias of the General Captaincy of the Kingdom of Seville. Law and public life In 1683, he was appointed, by the Grand Inquisitor, lawyer for the Royal Treasury of the Holy Office of the Kingdom of Seville. On 3 August 3, 1685, he became a lawyer of the city of Seville and on 4 February 4, 1687, acted as the lawyer to the Archbishop of Seville. In 1688, he was made lieutenant to Count of Montellano, a position he held until 1693. His next post was as deputy mayor of Cádiz from 18 June 1696. He remained there until 1 October 1699. After this long administrative and legal career, the new king, Felipe V, rewarded him, on 13 December 1700, as chief judge of degrees of the Audiencia of Seville. On 27 August 1703, he received the habit of the Order of Santiago.