Alonso de Ercilla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alonso de Ercilla

Spanish soldier and poet

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1533

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Date of Death: 29-Nov-1594

Profession: writer, poet, explorer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (Spanish pronunciation: [a'lonso ðe e?'?i?a]; August 7, 1533 – November 29, 1594) was a Spanish nobleman, soldier and epic 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 Spanish historical poems.
This heroic work in 37 cantos is divided into three parts, published in 1569, 1578, and 1589.
It tells of the courageous insurrection of the Araucanians and also relates the history of Chile and of contemporary Spain.

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Alternative names	Birth name: Domenikos Theotokópoulos ????????: ??µ?????? Te?t???p?????
Description	Spanish-Italian painter, sculptor, architect and artist
Date of birth/death	1 October 1541	7 April 1614
Location of birth/death	Crete	Toledo
Work location	Toledo, Crete, Venice, Rome
Authority control	: Q301 VIAF: 100215785 ISNI: 0000 0001 2283 440X ULAN: 500010916 LCCN: n81070611 NLA: 36566544 WorldCat