Cristóbal de Castillejo: Quick Facts

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Born	1490? • Ciudad Rodrigo • Spain
Died	c.June 12, 1550 • Vienna • Austria
Notable Works	“Contra los que dejan los metros castellanos y siguen los italianos” • “Sermón de amores”
Subjects Of Study	Spanish literature • metre • poetry

Concha Espina de Serna

Spanish author

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish writer

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Spanish author

Lope de Vega

Spanish author

Federico García Lorca

Spanish writer

Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga

Spanish soldier and poet

Juan Ramón Jiménez

Spanish poet

St. John of the Cross

Spanish mystic

Luis de Góngora

Spanish poet

Luis de León

Spanish poet

Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas

Spanish writer

Juan Ruiz

Spanish poet

José Ángel Valente

Spanish poet and essayist

Rosa Chacel

Spanish writer

Garcilaso de la Vega

Spanish poet

Ramón Pérez de Ayala

Spanish author

Juan del Encina

Spanish author and composer

Rafael Alberti

Spanish poet and playwright

Rosario de Acuña

Spanish writer

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Spanish author