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Alonso de Ercilla

1533 - 1594

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alonso de Ercilla has received more than 108,552 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Alonso de Ercilla is the 2,405th most popular writer (up from 2,542nd in 2019), the 814th most popular biography from Spain (up from 849th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alonso de Ercilla ranks 2,405 out of 7,302. Before him are Jeremias Gotthelf, M. Karunanidhi, Abu-l-'Atahiya, Giovanni Pascoli, Bion of Smyrna, and Mikołaj Rej. After him are Kate Millett, Charles Maturin, Vasile Alecsandri, Ahmad Shamlou, Eustache Deschamps, and Ki no Tsurayuki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1533, Alonso de Ercilla ranks 18. Before him are Claudio Merulo, Mōri Terumoto, Hieronymus Fabricius, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Eknath, and Antonio Possevino. After him are Cornelis Cort, Ōmura Sumitada, Valentin Weigel, Joachim Beuckelaer, Asakura Yoshikage, and Anna van Egmont. Among people deceased in 1594, Alonso de Ercilla ranks 9. Before him are Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Orlande de Lassus, Ishikawa Goemon, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Martin Frobisher, and Bálint Balassi. After him are Thomas Kyd, Girolamo Mei, and William Allen.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alonso de Ercilla ranks 814 out of 3,355. Before him are Álvaro Morata (1992), Antonio de Ulloa (1716), Ismail I of Granada (1279), Nicolás de Ovando (1451), Alexandre-Émile Béguyer de Chancourtois (1820), and Miguel Reina (1946). After him are Gonzalo Guerrero (1470), Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606), Toda of Pamplona (876), Constanza Manuel (1315), Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943), and Antonio López García (1936).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Alonso de Ercilla ranks 88. Before him are Fernando de Rojas (1470), Leopoldo Alas (1852), Francesc Eiximenis (1330), José Zorrilla (1817), Juan de Valdés (1505), and Ana María Matute (1925). After him are Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1943), Miguel Delibes (1920), Juan del Encina (1468), Abraham ibn Daud (1110), Àngel Guimerà (1845), and Moses ibn Ezra (1060).

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