Luis de Góngora
Spanish poet
Luis de Góngora y Argote was a Spanish Baroque lyric poet and a Catholic prebendary for the Church of Córdoba. Góngora and his lifelong rival, Francisco de Quevedo, are widely considered the most prominent Spanish poets of all time. His style is... Wikipedia
Born: July 11, 1561, Córdoba, Spain
Died: May 23, 1627 (age 65 years), Córdoba, Spain
Place of burial: Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
Parents: Francisco de Argote and Leonor de Góngora
Literary movement: Culteranismo
Notable works: Las Soledades
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