Francisco de Mora was a Spanish Renaissance architect. He was uncle to the architect Juan Gómez de Mora

Juan Gómez de Mora

Juan Gómez de Mora was a Spanish architect. His father, also Juan Gómez, was court painter to Philip II of Spain and brother to the architect Francisco de Mora....

 and to the humanist Baltasar Porreño. He is considered one of the best representatives of Herrerian

Herrerian

The Herrerian was developed in Spain during the last third of the 16th century under the reign of Philip II , and continued in force in the 17th century, but transformed by the Baroque current of the time...

 architecture, a style that developed in the last third of the 16th century, although his best work also anticipates the Baroque

Baroque architecture

Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...

 currents that would dominate 17th century architecture. He was the designer of the Convento de San José

Convento de San José (Ávila)

The Convento de San José is a monastery of Discalced Carmelite nun in Ávila, Spain. It is situated not far from the center of the city but outside the medieval walls. Saint Teresa of Avila was the driving force behind the foundation of the monastery, which was built from 1562 onwards...

 (Ávila) and of the Palacio ducal de Lerma (Lerma

Lerma, Burgos

Lerma is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Burgos, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It has important monuments dating from the 17th century, which were built by the Duke of Lerma....

, Burgos), which had a major influence on later religious and secular architecture.