Alonso de Ercilla
Spanish soldier and poet
Died when: 61 years 114 days (735 months)Star Sign: Leo
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (7 August 1533 – 29 November 1594) was a Spanish soldier and poet, born in Madrid.While in Chile (1556–63) he fought against the Araucanians (Mapuche), and there he began the epic poem La Araucana, considered one of the greatest epics of the Spanish Golden Age.
This heroic work in 37 cantos is divided into three parts, published in 1569, 1578, and 1589.It celebrates both the violence of the conquistadors and the courage of the Araucanians.
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