biography
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Valladolid, Juan de
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known as Juan Poeta ‘Juan the poet’
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pronunciation:
[valyadoleeth]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1403–52)
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| biography:
| A blind poet of very humble origin, born in Valladolid, NWC Spain. A converted Jew, recognized for his mastery of verse, he was a minstrel, astrologer, and satirical writer, and spent some time at the courts of Mantua and Milan. On his return to Spain by sea, he was captured by Barbary pirates and taken to Fez where he was held to ransom. He maintained a running verbal battle with the Manrique family (Pedro and Gómez Manrique) whose satires were directed against him. His best-known poem is a set of Coplas addressed to Don Álvaro de Luna. |
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