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rodrigo gil de hontañón

rodrigo gil de hontañón -lrb- 1500 -- 1577 -rrb- was a spanish architect of the renaissance .
he was born at rascafría .
his work alternated the late gothic with the renaissance style .
his workings include the palace of monterrey in salamanca , the palace of guzmanes in león , and the facade of the colegio mayor de san ildefonso at the university of alcalá de henares .
he also worked in arzobispo fonseca college and in the convent of san esteban , both in salamanca and in the cathedral of ciudad rodrigo .
he was the son of the trasmeran mason named juan gil de hontañón , rodrigo continued the works in the cathedrals of salamanca and segovia , both begun by his father in gothic style .
gil de hontañón died at segovia in 1577 .
his personal style has influenced the work of modern architects such as antonio palacios .
