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Luis Vélez de Guevara

1579 - 1644

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Luis Vélez de Guevara (born Luis Vélez de Santander) (1 August 1579 – 10 November 1644) was a Spanish dramatist and novelist. He was born at Écija and was of Jewish converso descent. After graduating as a sizar at the University of Osuna in 1596, he joined the household of Rodrigo de Castro, Cardinal-Archbishop of Seville, and celebrated the marriage of Philip III in a poem signed Vélez de Santander, a name which he continued to use until some years later. It seems he served as a soldier in Italy and Algiers, returning to Spain in 1602 when he entered the service of the count de Saldaña, and dedicated himself to writing for the stage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis Vélez de Guevara has received more than 27,051 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Luis Vélez de Guevara is the 4,100th most popular writer (down from 968th in 2019), the 1,242nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,135th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

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  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among writers, Luis Vélez de Guevara ranks 4,100 out of 5,755. Before him are Friedebert Tuglas, William Hazlitt, Einar Benediktsson, Zane Grey, Philipp Nicolai, and Paul Theroux. After him are Juan Montalvo, Moacyr Scliar, Claude Aveline, Kamini Roy, Gysbert Japiks, and Kekaumenos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1579, Luis Vélez de Guevara ranks 13. Before him are Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John Fletcher, Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Juan Pablo Bonet, Jens Munk, and Johannes Meursius. After him are Chimalpahin and John Ogilvie. Among people deceased in 1644, Luis Vélez de Guevara ranks 12. Before him are Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Francisco Pacheco, Bernardo Strozzi, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Agostino Tassi, and Guru Hargobind. After him is Geoffrey Keating.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis Vélez de Guevara ranks 1,242 out of 2,932. Before him are Francisco J. Ayala (1934), Vicente Espinel (1550), Nacho (1990), Gregorio Fernández (1576), José Bordalás (1964), and Rafael Lesmes (1926). After him are Pruden (1916), Juan de Villanueva (1739), Quim Monzó (1952), Corín Tellado (1927), Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa (1750), and Álex Pina (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Luis Vélez de Guevara ranks 153. Before him are Fernando de Herrera (1534), Gerardo Diego (1896), Josefina Pla (1903), Francisco Umbral (1932), Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), and Vicente Espinel (1550). After him are Quim Monzó (1952), Corín Tellado (1927), Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa (1750), Jesús Moncada (1941), Beatriz Galindo (1465), and Juan José Millás (1946).

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