Lope de Vega was born on 25 November 1562 in Madrid. A Spanish playwright and poet of the Golden Age, Lope de Vega is credited with establishing the model of Spanish national theatre, the comedia, which mixed tragedy and comedy and broke from classical rules. He wrote hundreds of plays, with titles such as Fuenteovejuna, The Dog in the Manger and The Knight of Olmedo. He also wrote lyric poetry, novels and epics. His life was turbulent, full of love affairs, exile and military service, including with the Spanish Armada, and he became a priest later in life. He was known as the Phoenix of Wits.
Before and after
- 1560Construction of Humayun's Tomb
- from 9 May 1560 to 14 May 1560Battle of Djerba
- 22 January 1561Birth of Francis Bacon
- from 2 April 1562 to 30 April 1598French Wars of Religion
- 25 November 1562Birth of Lope de Vega
- from 1563 to 1570Northern Seven Years' War
- 1563Construction of Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
- from 1564 to 1883Construction of Tuileries Palace
- 15 February 1564Birth of Galileo Galilei
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