Diego de Riaño was a Spanish architect

Spanish architecture

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 of the Renaissance

Renaissance

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. He was one of the most outstanding architects of the Plateresque

Plateresque

Plateresque, meaning "in the manner of a silversmith" , was an artistic movement, especially architectural, traditionally held to be exclusive to Spain and its territories, which appeared between the late Gothic and early Renaissance in the late 15th century, and spread over the next two centuries...

 style.

He was born at Riaño

Riaño

Riaño may refer to one of the following places in Spain:*Riaño, León, in the province of León*Riaño, a locality of the municipality of Valle de Valdebezana*Riaño, a locality of the municipality of Solórzano...

, in Cantabria

Cantabria

Cantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...

, and is documented in Seville

Seville

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 starting from 1523. In 1527 he commenced the Collegiate of Valladolid

Valladolid

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 and later was director of the works of the Cathedral of Seville, until his death in 1534. He also worked at the University of Osuna

University of Osuna

The University of Osuna , officially the Colegio-Universidad de la Purísima Concepción en Osuna was a university in Osuna, Kingdom of Seville, Spain from 1548 until 1824. Spain granted the university building the status of a monument in 2004...

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Works

His works include:

• Casa consistorial, Seville
  Casa consistorial de Sevilla
  The Casa consistorial de Sevilla is a Plateresque-style building in Seville, Spain, cirrently home of the city's government .The building has a large façade divide into five modules, decorated by Plateresque reliefs...
  
  
• Sacristía de los Cálices, also in Seville
• Four chapels at the choir of the Cathedral of Seville
• Plans of the Cathedral of Valladolid
  Cathedral of Valladolid
  The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Assumption , better known as Valladolid Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Valladolid, Spain...
  
   (not constructed)
• Works in the refectory
  Refectory
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   of the Jerez
  Jerez de la Frontera
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   Charterhouse
  Charterhouse
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  , in 1533

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