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.
Quote
- "God wants us to make peace; for He is depriving us...of all the means of war."