Tomás José González Carvajal (21 December 1753–9 November 1834), Spanish poet and statesman, was born at Seville in 1753.

He obtained an office in the financial department of the government; and in 1795 was made intendant of the colonies which had just been founded in Sierra Morena and Andalusia.

He became, in 1812, director of the University of San Isidro; but having offended the government by establishing a chair of international law, he was imprisoned for five years (1815–1820).

[1] González-Carvajal enjoyed European fame as author of metrical translations of the poetical books of the Bible.

He also wrote other works in verse and prose, avowedly taking Luis de León as his model.