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Garcilaso de la Vega

Soldier and poet who transformed Spanish literature during the Renaissance

Did you know?He is credited with introducing the Italian sonnet and various other poetic forms into the Spanish language for the first time.

Garcilaso de la Vega, KOS (c. 1501 – 14 October 1536) was a Spanish soldier and poet.

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Age at death
35
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