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	Pedro de Ona Pedro de Oña , 1570?-1643, Chilean poet. Having been born in Latin America, he is considered Chile's first national poet. His poetry is both epic and religious. Inspired by La aravcana, by Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga , he wrote the epic Arauco domado (1596; tr. Arauco... Read more
	Ramon Perez de Ayala Ramón Pérez de Ayala , 1880?-1962, Spanish writer. He was educated at Jesuit schools, which he satirized in the novel A.M.D.G. (1910). His early realistic novels, among them The Fox's Paw (1912, tr. 1924), reveal ties with the Generation of '98 . After 1916 his novels became... Read more
	Tirso de Molina Tirso de Molina , pseud. of Fray Gabriel Téllez , 1584?-1648, outstanding dramatist of the Spanish Golden Age, b. Madrid. His fame rests on El burlador de Sevilla (1630; tr. The Love Rogue, 1924), the earliest known literary version of the Don Juan legend. Among the 300 or 400 plays by... Read more
	Francisco Romero Francisco Romero , 1891-1962, Argentine philosopher and essayist, b. Seville, Spain. One of the most prominent philosophers of Latin America, he was the leading representative of a reaction against the materialist doctrines of positivism in vogue at the turn of the century. A central theme in his... Read more
	Luis Velez de Guevara Luis Vélez de Guevara , 1579?-1644, Spanish playwright and novelist. He was a follower of Lope de Vega and wrote many popular plays noted for their poetic quality. Among these the most important are La luna de la sierra [the mountain moon] and Reinar después de morir [to reign... Read more
	Miguel de Unamuno Miguel de Unamuno , 1864-1936, Spanish philosophical writer, of Basque descent, b. Bilbao. The chief Spanish philosopher of his time, he was professor of Greek at the Univ. of Salamanca and later rector there. His criticism of the monarchy and especially of the dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera caused... Read more
	Ophelia Corrales Corralès, Ophelia (ca. 1908) Materialization medium of San José, Costa Rica, of whose powers the most astounding claims were made in three publications: the Annals of Psychic Science (1910); El Siglo Espirita, (March 28, 1908), the organ of the Mexican Spiritist Federation; and La Voz... Read more
	Vicente Blasco Ibanez Vicente Blasco Ibáñez 1867-1928, Spanish novelist and politician, b. Valencia. Outspoken against the monarchy, Blasco Ibáñez published a radical republican journal, El pueblo, and was imprisoned 30 times for political activism. His novels are primarily realistic in... Read more
	Octavio Paz Octavio Paz , 1914-98, Mexican poet and critic. A diplomat, he lived abroad many years. Paz's books—revealing depth of insight, elegance, and erudition—place him among his generation's ablest writers. His works include the poetry collections La estación violenta (1956), Piedra... Read more
	Felix Lope de Vega Carpio Félix Lope de Vega Carpio , 1562-1635, Spanish dramatic poet, founder of the Spanish drama, b. Madrid. Lope, born a peasant, was orphaned at an early age. He wrote the first of his nearly 1,800 plays at 12, and by 25 he was an established playwright and a celebrated wit. He was involved in... Read more