Luis Velez de Guevara, born Luis Velez de Santander, 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. He lived from 1579 to 1644. He served as a soldier in Italy and Algiers, returning to Spain in 1602, when he entered the service of the count de Saldana and dedicated himself to writing for the stage. He was the author of over four hundred plays and died at Madrid on 10 November 1644.
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was a Spanish dramatist and novelist
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Luis Vélez de Guevara (born Luis Vélez de Santander) (1 August 1579
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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,
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The Limping Devil (Spanish: El diablo cojuelo) is the most famous work of Luis Vélez de Guevara and his only novel, published in 1641
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