Juan de Álava

Juan de Álva was born in 1480 in Larrinoa, a locality of Zigoitia, Álava to a family of stonemasons.^[2][1] In 1502, de Álva traveled to Italy where he became familiar with Italian Renaissance architecture.^[2]

de Álva worked primarily in the city of Salamanca, where many of his notable works are situated.

• Casa de las Muertes (1500), Salamanca
• New Cathedral of Plasencia (1513)
• Convento de San Esteban, Salamanca (1524)
• Cloister of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela
• Chapel of the University of Salamanca, Salamanca (demolished), Salamanca
• Colegio Mayor de Santiago el Zebedeo (completed 1578), Salamanca