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