History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature (Vol 1 of 2)

Note 515 — SECOND SECTION. History of Spanish Poetry and Eloquence, from the Age of Cervantes and Lope de Vega to the Middle of the Seventeenth Century. (continued 2)

Thomasina Ross translation

The name of this poet is of Italian origin. He was descended from a branch of the Italian house of Borgia, and married the heiress of the principality of Squillace in Naples. Both names were, according to Spanish custom, hispanized, first in the pronunciation, and subsequently in the orthography.

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