Alonso de los Cobos: A Renaissance Architect Shaping Granada’s Sacred Space Alonso de los Cobos (1477 – 1564) stands as a pivotal figure in the artistic landscape of sixteenth-century Spain, particularly renowned for his transformative role in constructing the Chapel of the Saviour in Granada. Born into a noble lineage—the Hurtado Mendoza family—his life unfolded against the backdrop of dynastic ambition and ecclesiastical patronage, propelling him to become one of the era’s most influential architects and sculptors. This biography delves into Cobos's formative years, his groundbreaking cont…