Jerónimo de Cevallos

Born in Escalona, Toledo, he studied at the University of Valladolid and the University of Salamanca.^[3] He served as a lawyer in both Toledo and his hometown.^[4] He married in Toledo, where he also later died.

He published five books,^[5] including Speculum practicarum et variarum quaestionum opinionum communium contra communes (1599).^[6] According to several sources he was a friend and protector of Jorge Manuel, El Greco's son.

• de Dios, Salustiano (2014). El poder del monarca en la obra de los juristas castellanos (1480-1680) (in Spanish). Cuenca: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. ISBN 978-849044-152-7.
• Gómez-Menor, José (1974). "Nuevos datos biográficos sobre el licenciado Jerónimo de Cevallos". Anales toledanos (Diputación Provincial de Toledo) (in Spanish) (10): 187–193. ISSN 0538-1983. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.