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Gaspar de Guzman

Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Duke of San Lucar (January 6, 1587 - July 22, 1645) was the chief minister of the Spanish king, Philip IV. Guzman worked to centralize the Spanish government; in part, by undermining the power of the Catholic Church and the aristocracy. Guzman was born in Rome, the son of a Spanish ambassador.

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