Juan de Valdes (c. 1490-1541) in Light of his Religious Background

Having been discarded into the oblivion of "e;heretics"e;, the figure of Juan de Valdes only began to be recovered at the end of the 19th century. Initially associated with Protestantism, Valdes has been portrayed by a range of writers who have each tried to classify him in one of the religious categories of the time: erasmian, catholic, alumbrado or protestant. However, the very diversity of port...