'''Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala Thomé y del Hierro''' (Segovia, June 30, 1893 – Segovia, April 23, 1978), better known as the '''Marquess of Lozoya''' as the ninth holder of that Spanish nobility|noble title, was a Spanish historian, university professor, art critic, writer, journalist, and politician.Montero Padilla, José (2010). "Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala, marqués de Lozoya". ''Diccionario Biográfico Español''. Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/4850/juan ... z-de-ayala dbe.rah.es].
== Biography ==
Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala Thomé y del Hierro was born in the city of Segovia on June 30, 1893, into a noble family, the son of Luis de Contreras and Ramona López de Ayala y del Hierro, the
In his youth he studied at the IES Andrés Laguna|Institute of Segovia, later earning Law degree|degrees in Law from the University of Salamanca and in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Madrid. He served as professor of Spanish History and Art History at the University of Valencia, University of Madrid, and University of Navarra.“Contreras y López de Ayala, Juan, marqués de Lozoya”. Enciclopedia Museo Nacional del Prado. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://www.museodelprado.es/aprende/en ... fe8dbc1f23 museodelprado.es].
He was elected deputy to the Republican Cortes in the 1933 Spanish general election|1933 elections for Segovia (Spanish Congress of Deputies constituency)|Segovia.
He was also a procurador (representative) in the Francoist Cortes.
He Inheritance|inherited the title of Marquess of Lozoya upon the death of his brother Luis and married in 1931 his cousin Constanza López de Ayala y Morenes, daughter of the Counts of Cedillo, with whom he had two daughters, Dominica de Contreras y López de Ayala|Dominica and María Angelina. In 1976 King Juan Carlos I of Spain granted him the Grandees of Spain|Grandee of Spain dignity in a personal capacity. |title=Contreras y López de Ayala, Juan, marqués de Lozoya |publisher=Real Academia de la Historia |access-date=30 October 2025
He Death|died in his native Segovia on april 23, 1978.Montero Padilla, José (2010). “Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala, marqués de Lozoya”. ''Diccionario Biográfico Español''. Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/4850/juan ... z-de-ayala dbe.rah.es].
== Awards and distinctions ==
* Fastenrath Award of the Royal Spanish Academy (1920).“1920: Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala, por Poemas castellanos”. Real Academia Española – Premio Fastenrath. Retrieved October 30, 2025 via [https://www.rae.es/premio-fastenrath rae.es].
* Honorary doctorate from the University of Navarra (1972). * A street in Madrid bears his name, located in the Estrella (Retiro)|Estrella neighborhood of the Retiro (Madrid)|Retiro district.“Calle del Marqués de Lozoya”. Callejero de Madrid, Madrid Callejero. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://madrid.callejero.net/calle-del- ... ozoya.html madrid.callejero.net].
* In the town of Lozoya (Madrid)|Lozoya there is a square named after him (Plaza del Marqués de Lozoya).“Plaza del Marqués de Lozoya, Lozoya (Madrid)”. Callejero.net. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://lozoya.callejero.net/plaza-del- ... ozoya.html lozoya.callejero.net].
* In San Martín de la Vega, south of Madrid, there is also a street dedicated to him.“Calle del Marqués de Lozoya, San Martín de la Vega (Madrid)”. Callejero.net. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://san-martin-de-la-vega.callejero ... ozoya.html san-martin-de-la-vega.callejero.net].
* An High School in Cuéllar bears his name.“IES Marqués de Lozoya”. IES Marqués de Lozoya, Cuéllar (Segovia). Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://iesmarquesdelozoya.centros.educa.jcyl.es/ iesmarquesdelozoya.centros.educa.jcyl.es].
* A Spanish education system|public school in Torrecaballeros is also named in his honor.
* Since 1981, the Spanish Ministry of Culture (Spain)|Ministry of Culture and Sport has awarded the annual Premio Marqués de Lozoya for cultural research, managed by the ethnological research center of the Museo del Traje (Madrid)|Museo del Traje.
== Works ==
He published more than 400 studies on Spanish art history; his ''Historia del arte hispánico'' was a landmark in art-historical bibliography. Among his historical works are:
* ''El Monasterio de San Antonio el Real de Segovia'' (1918).
* ''Vida del segoviano Rodrigo de Contreras, gobernador de Nicaragua'' (Toledo, 1921).
* ''Historia de las corporaciones menestrales en Segovia'' (1930).
* ''El concepto romántico de la Historia'' (1930).
* ''Historia del arte hispánico'', 5 vols. (Barcelona, 1931–1934).
* ''El Gothic art|arte gótico en España: Arquitectura, escultura y pintura'' (1935).
* ''Los orígenes del Imperio (La España de Fernando e Isabel)'' (Madrid, 1939).
* ''La Maravillosa historia de Carlos, bastardo Falconi'' (Segovia, 1951).
* ''Muebles de estilo español'' (1962).
* ''Historia de España'', 6 vols. (Barcelona, 1967).
* ''Enrique Segura y su tiempo'' (Madrid, 1974).
* ''Santiago Padrós, vida y obra'' (Madrid, 1972).
Of his poetry and Literary fiction|fiction:
* ''Sonnet|Sonetos espirituales'' (1918).
* ''El regidor, Novela de tierras de Segovia'' (Madrid, 1927).
* ''Poemas'' (Segovia, 1976), collecting his seven poetry books and other texts.
1893 births
1978 deaths
People from Segovia
Spanish art critics
Spanish historians of art
Spanish novelists
Spanish poets
Spanish journalists
Spanish historians
Spanish academics
Members of the Royal Academy of History
Members of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
Directors of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
Grandees of Spain
Marquesses of Spain
Members of the Francoist Cortes
Members of the Republican Cortes
Honorary doctors of the University of Navarra
Recipients of the Gold Medal of Fine Arts (Spain)
Directors General of Fine Arts (Spain)
Writers from Castile and León
Spanish art historians
Knights of the Order of Santiago
Grand Crosses of the Order of Alfonso X the Wise
20th-century Spanish historians
20th-century Spanish writers
'''Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala Thomé y del Hierro''' (Segovia, June 30, 1893 – Segovia, April 23, 1978), better known as the '''Marquess of Lozoya''' as the ninth holder of that Spanish nobility|noble title, was a Spanish historian, university professor, art critic, writer, journalist, and politician.Montero Padilla, José (2010). "Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala, marqués de Lozoya". ''Diccionario Biográfico Español''. Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/4850/juan-contreras-y-lopez-de-ayala dbe.rah.es].
== Biography == Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala Thomé y del Hierro was born in the city of Segovia on June 30, 1893, into a noble family, the son of Luis de Contreras and Ramona López de Ayala y del Hierro, the In his youth he studied at the IES [url=viewtopic.php?t=5088]Andrés[/url] Laguna|Institute of Segovia, later earning Law degree|degrees in Law from the University of Salamanca and in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Madrid. He served as professor of Spanish History and Art History at the University of Valencia, University of Madrid, and University of Navarra.“Contreras y López de Ayala, Juan, marqués de Lozoya”. Enciclopedia Museo Nacional del Prado. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://www.museodelprado.es/aprende/enciclopedia/voz/contreras-y-lopez-de-ayala-juan-marques-de-lozoya/15bfe48d-582a-4f79-be9e-16fe8dbc1f23 museodelprado.es].
He was elected deputy to the Republican Cortes in the 1933 Spanish general election|1933 elections for Segovia (Spanish Congress of Deputies constituency)|Segovia. He was also a procurador (representative) in the Francoist Cortes. He Inheritance|inherited the title of Marquess of Lozoya upon the death of his brother Luis and married in 1931 his cousin Constanza López de Ayala y Morenes, daughter of the Counts of Cedillo, with whom he had two daughters, Dominica de Contreras y López de Ayala|Dominica and María Angelina. In 1976 King Juan Carlos I of Spain granted him the Grandees of Spain|Grandee of Spain dignity in a personal capacity. |title=Contreras y López de Ayala, Juan, marqués de Lozoya |publisher=Real Academia de la Historia |access-date=30 October 2025
He Death|died in his native Segovia on april 23, 1978.Montero Padilla, José (2010). “Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala, marqués de Lozoya”. ''Diccionario Biográfico Español''. Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/4850/juan-contreras-y-lopez-de-ayala dbe.rah.es].
== Awards and distinctions == * Fastenrath Award of the Royal Spanish Academy (1920).“1920: Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala, por Poemas castellanos”. Real Academia Española – Premio Fastenrath. Retrieved October 30, 2025 via [https://www.rae.es/premio-fastenrath rae.es]. * Honorary doctorate from the University of Navarra (1972). * A street in Madrid bears his name, located in the Estrella (Retiro)|Estrella neighborhood of the Retiro (Madrid)|Retiro district.“Calle del Marqués de Lozoya”. Callejero de Madrid, Madrid Callejero. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://madrid.callejero.net/calle-del-marques-de-lozoya.html madrid.callejero.net]. * In the town of Lozoya (Madrid)|Lozoya there is a square named after him (Plaza del Marqués de Lozoya).“Plaza del Marqués de Lozoya, Lozoya (Madrid)”. Callejero.net. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://lozoya.callejero.net/plaza-del-marques-de-lozoya.html lozoya.callejero.net]. * In San Martín de la Vega, south of Madrid, there is also a street dedicated to him.“Calle del Marqués de Lozoya, San Martín de la Vega (Madrid)”. Callejero.net. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://san-martin-de-la-vega.callejero.net/calle-del-marques-de-lozoya.html san-martin-de-la-vega.callejero.net]. * An High School in Cuéllar bears his name.“IES Marqués de Lozoya”. IES Marqués de Lozoya, Cuéllar (Segovia). Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via [https://iesmarquesdelozoya.centros.educa.jcyl.es/ iesmarquesdelozoya.centros.educa.jcyl.es]. * A Spanish education system|public school in Torrecaballeros is also named in his honor. * Since 1981, the Spanish Ministry of Culture (Spain)|Ministry of Culture and Sport has awarded the annual Premio Marqués de Lozoya for cultural research, managed by the ethnological research center of the Museo del Traje (Madrid)|Museo del Traje. == Works == He published more than 400 studies on Spanish art history; his ''Historia del arte hispánico'' was a landmark in art-historical bibliography. Among his historical works are:
* ''El Monasterio de San Antonio el Real de Segovia'' (1918). * ''Vida del segoviano Rodrigo de Contreras, gobernador de Nicaragua'' (Toledo, 1921). * ''Historia de las corporaciones menestrales en Segovia'' (1930). * ''El concepto romántico de la Historia'' (1930). * ''Historia del arte hispánico'', 5 vols. (Barcelona, 1931–1934). * ''El Gothic art|arte gótico en España: Arquitectura, escultura y pintura'' (1935). * ''Los orígenes del Imperio (La España de Fernando e Isabel)'' (Madrid, 1939). * ''La Maravillosa historia de Carlos, bastardo Falconi'' (Segovia, 1951). * ''Muebles de estilo español'' (1962). * ''Historia de España'', 6 vols. (Barcelona, 1967). * ''Enrique Segura y su tiempo'' (Madrid, 1974). * ''Santiago Padrós, vida y obra'' (Madrid, 1972).
Of his poetry and Literary fiction|fiction: * ''Sonnet|Sonetos espirituales'' (1918). * ''El regidor, Novela de tierras de Segovia'' (Madrid, 1927). * ''Poemas'' (Segovia, 1976), collecting his seven poetry books and other texts.
== Bibliography == * * * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091211060710/http://castillosasociacion.es/marquesdelozoya.htm Biography of the Marquess of Lozoya] * [http://bibliotecadigital.jcyl.es/i18n/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.cmd?path=10068629 Tribute to the Marquess of Lozoya] * [http://www.mcu.es/museos/CE/Premios/MarquesLozoyaPresentacion.html Marqués de Lozoya Cultural Research Prize], granted by the Ministry of Culture (Spain)|Spanish Ministry of Culture.
1893 births 1978 deaths People from Segovia Spanish art critics Spanish historians of art Spanish novelists Spanish poets Spanish journalists Spanish historians Spanish academics Members of the Royal Academy of History Members of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando Directors of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando Grandees of Spain Marquesses of Spain Members of the Francoist Cortes Members of the Republican Cortes Honorary doctors of the University of Navarra Recipients of the Gold Medal of Fine Arts (Spain) Directors General of Fine Arts (Spain) Writers from Castile and León Spanish art historians Knights of the Order of Santiago Grand Crosses of the Order of Alfonso X the Wise 20th-century Spanish historians 20th-century Spanish writers [/h4]
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