Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Spanish dramatist

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1600

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Date of Death: 25-May-1681

Profession: writer, military personnel, poet, playwright

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño (17 January 1600 – 25 May 1681), usually referred as Pedro Calderón de la Barca (UK: , US: , Spanish: ['peð?o kalde'?on de la 'ßa?ka]), was a dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age.
During certain periods of his life he was also a soldier and a Roman Catholic priest.
Born when the Spanish Golden Age theatre was being defined by Lope de Vega, he developed it further, his work being regarded as the culmination of the Spanish Baroque theatre.
As such, he is regarded as one of Spain's foremost dramatists and one of the finest playwrights of world literature.

Pedro de Villafranca (1615–1684)
Alternative names	Pedro De Villafranca Malagon; Pedro de Villafranca y Malagón; Pedro de Villafranca Malagón; Pedro de Villafranca y Malagon; Pedro de Villafranca Malagon
Description	Spanish painter and engraver
Date of birth/death	circa 1615	1684
Location of birth/death		Madrid
Work location	Madrid (1654)
Authority control	: Q5548780 VIAF: 95922622 ISNI: 0000 0000 8085 9835 ULAN: 500038196 LCCN: no2008065855 SELIBR: 210681 WorldCat