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Name: Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga
Birth Date: August 7, 1533
Death Date: November 29, 1594
Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
Place of Death: Madrid, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
Gender: Male
Occupations: poet, soldier, diplomat

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The Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (1533-1594) wrote the famous historical poem "La Araucana," which was the first work of genuine poetic art about any part of America. Alonso de Ercilla was born in Madrid...


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Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (Madrid August 7, 1533 – November 29, 1595 in Madrid), Spanish nobleman, soldier and poet. In 1548 he was appointed page to the heir-apparent, afterwards Philip II. In this capacity Ercilla visited Italy, Germany and...


 

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