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Luis Barahona de Soto

Spanish poet
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Born:
1548?, Lucena, Spain
Died:
1595

Luis Barahona de Soto (born 1548?, Lucena, Spain—died 1595) was a Spanish poet who is remembered for his Primera parte de la Angélica (1586; “The First Part of the Angelica”), more commonly known as Las lágrimas de Angélica (“The Tears of Angelica”), a continuation of the Angelica and Medoro episode in Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando furioso. After completing his education in Antequera and service as a soldier, Barahona began practicing medicine in the main towns of Andalusia and in Madrid, where he met some of the leading literary figures of his day, including the lyric poet Fernando de Herrera and the ...(100 of 123 words)

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