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Luis de León: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born 1527 • Spain
Died August 23, 1591 (aged 64) • Spain
Notable Works “De los nombres de Cristo” • “The Perfect Wife”
Movement / Style Golden Age

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Francisco Rodrigues Lobo
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Early 20th century black and white portrait of poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, seated and resting his face on his hand.
Federico García Lorca
Spanish writer
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Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Spanish author
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Vicente Aleixandre
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Don Juan Manuel
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Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
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Lope de Vega
Lope de Vega
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St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross
Spanish mystic
Góngora, oil painting by Velázquez; in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Luis de Góngora
Spanish poet
Spanish poet Quevedo y Villegas
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Spanish writer
Garcilaso de la Vega
Garcilaso de la Vega
Spanish poet
George Gascoigne
George Gascoigne
English poet
Tyard, engraving
Pontus de Tyard
French poet
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Richard Flecknoe
English author
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Concha Espina de Serna
Spanish author
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, oil painting attributed to El Greco; in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga
Spanish soldier and poet
Juan Ramón Jiménez
Juan Ramón Jiménez
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Juan Ruiz
Spanish poet
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José Ángel Valente
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