Iñigo López de Mendoza

Íñigo López de Mendoza

Coat of arms on the birthplace in Carrión de los Condes

Íñigo López de Mendoza , 1st Margrave (marques) of Santillana and Count (conde) of Manzanares el Real (born August 19, 1398 in Carrión de los Condes , Palencia ; † March 25, 1458 in Guadalajara ) was a Spanish statesman and poet . He came from the Mendoza house .

Life

Iñigo López de Mendoza was of noble descent; his father, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza , was Grand Admiral of Castile. He himself served at the court of King John II of Castile , distinguished himself in military service and took part in the battles of Huelma (1438) and Olmedo (1445). Mendoza played an important role in the fall of Álvaro de Luna (1453). In 1455 he was promoted to margrave (marques) . In his final years he devoted himself to writing. He wrote a collection of doctrinal proverbs (Proverbios de gloriosa doctrina) , and a dialogue of a similar style (Dialogo de bias contra fortuna) . His Comedieta de Ponza , influenced by Dante Alighieri , described the battle during which King Alfonso V of Aragon was captured in Genoese (1435).

Literary meaning

The Marques de Santillana is considered an early representative of independent poetry in Spanish . His sonnets were created under the influence of the Italian Renaissance ( Dante , Petrarca ) . He also arranged for the translation of classical Greek and Latin authors.

Landlord

The name of the Marques de Santillana is closely linked to the extensive area around the city of Guadalajara , because here he was the landlord (señor) of numerous places such as Atanzón , Hita , Mondéjar , Navacerrada , Pioz , Pozo , Tendilla , Trijueque and others

progeny

Mendoza is the father of the first Duke of El Infantado and the progenitor of all subsequent dukes. Another son is the cardinal and chancellor Pedro González de Mendoza (1428–1495).

Works in full text

Bías contra Fortuna - Facsimil edition. Real Academia Española.
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

literature

R. Lapesa: La obra literaria del marqués de Santillana , 1957

Web links

Commons : Iñigo López de Mendoza - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Iñigo López de Mendoza in the catalog of the German National Library

personal data
SURNAME	Mendoza, Iñigo López de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Marqués de Santillana
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish humanist, poet, book collector, patron and soldier
DATE OF BIRTH	August 19, 1398
PLACE OF BIRTH	Carrión de los Condes , Palencia
DATE OF DEATH	March 25, 1458
Place of death	Guadalajara