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Fadrique of Basel, also known as fadrique German, was the most renowned printer burgalés fifteenth century.

Already in 1470 he exercised this office in his hometown, but came to Burgos where he settled in the rise of Quicksilver, very near the church of St. Nicholas, where today a plaque recalls the existence of that burgalesa press. In those houses, known as "La emplenta" near the Cathedral and the Cabildo property the first printers and booksellers of Burgos settled. A document file catedralicio 1482 tells us that the council "gave the teacher write Fadrique neighbor of this city, two thousand papers that obiese writing in print."

The first book printed in 1485 by Fadrique was an Art of Grammar, whose author was the erudite abbot of Oña, Andres Gutiérrez de Cerezo. The description of the book gives us Fray Valentin de la Cruz (1988, 24):

It is printed in fourth (sheet of quarter size sheet), in red and black ink, one and two columns in Gothic and Roman types of letter and space in white capital letters. It holds 106 sheets. two copies, one in Madrid (National Library) and another in Florence are preserved. Fadrique of Basel exerted like printer in Burgos for 30 years, and its most fruitful period between 1485 and 1500, a period in which printed 75 books. In total, this printer published in Burgos 91 books. He worked until 1517 in Burgos. Had a daughter, Isabel, who died in Salamanca in 1575, he married one of his officers, Alonso de Melgar, continuing both the work of the father. Another of his disciples was Juan de Burgos.