Juan de Padilla (poet)

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Juan de Padilla (* around 1468 in Seville ; † 1522 ) was a Spanish poet .

Life

Padilla became a Carthusian monk and is therefore also known as "El Cartujano". The author of some romances is particularly prominent for his two long religious poems, "Retablo de la vida de Jesús Cristo" (1513) and "Los doce triunfos de los doce apostolos" (1521). He mimicked the style of the 15th century poet Juan de Mena and used allegorical representations.

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personal data
SURNAME Padilla, Juan de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES El Cartujano
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish Carthusian and poet
DATE OF BIRTH around 1468
PLACE OF BIRTH Seville
DATE OF DEATH 1522