Hernán Ruiz the Younger was a Spanish Renaissance architect, active mostly in Andalusia

Andalusia

Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...

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He was born in Córdoba or Burgos

Burgos

Burgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...

, the son of Hernán Ruiz the Elder, also an architect. His activities include the role of director of the construction of the Cathedrals of Córdoba (from 1547) and of Seville (since 1557), the baptistery of San Nicolás de la Villa

San Nicolás de la Villa

San Nicolás de la Villa is a church in Córdoba, Andalusia, southern Spain.It is one of the twelve churches built in the city after its conquest by King Ferdinand III of Castile , in Gothic-Mudéjar style, although it was completed only in the following centuries, with much renovation added in the...

 (1540–1554), the Casa consistorial de Sevilla

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...

 and others.

He died at Seville in 1569. His son Hernán was also an architect.

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