Hugo of Santalla (alsoHugh of Santalla, ofSanctalla,Hugo Sanctelliensis) was a significant translator of the first part of the twelfth century. From Arabic originals, he produced Latin translations of texts onalchemy,astronomy,astrology andgeomancy.
He is thought to have been a Spanish priest, working inTarazona.[1] Michael, bishop of Tarazona was a patron.
Works attributed to him are translations ofAlfraganus,[2]Haly, theLiber de secretis naturae ofApollonius of Tyana,[3]De Spatula on divination,[4] and theTabula Smaragdina.[5] HisLiber Aristotilis was an anthology of material with Greek and Persian origins, none of it now attributed toAristotle.
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