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Spanish soldier and poet, born in Madrid, 7 August, 1533; died in the same city, 29 November, 1594 - Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (Madrid August 7, 1533 – November 29, 1594 in Madrid), Spanish nobleman, soldier and poet. Biography. In 1548 he was appointed page to the heir ... - Ercilla y Zúñiga, Alonso de - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about ...
Spanish soldier and poet. His epic poem La Araucana (1569-89) describes a campaign against the Araucanians in Chile. Although of uneven quality, it contains fine descriptions of ...
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Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga
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Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (1533-1594), Spanish poet and soldier, born in Madrid. In 1555 he sailed to South America, where he fought in the campaign against the Araucanian people of Chile. His observation of the heroism and indomitable spirit of both the Native Americans and the Spanish soldiers moved him to write his poem La Araucana (1569-1589; translated 1945) in which he described his country’s conquest of Chile. In 1562 he returned to Spain, where in 1564 he was made Duke of Lernia.
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