Hernando de Acuña

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Hernando de Acuña (c. 1520—1580), a native of Madrid, was a favorite of Charles V, not only for his military, but for his literary talents. His translation of the well-known romance of Olivier de la Marche, under the title of El Cavallero Determinado, was much esteemed by the emperor; so indeed were his translations from Ovid and Boyardo, and his Poesías varias. As a pastoral poet he excelled. Such poetry has long been despised, but in his time, it was amazingly popular in England, Italy, and Spain. He died at Granada in 1580.

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  1. Rose, Hugh James [1853] (1857). A New General Biographical Dictionary, London: B. Fellowes et al.
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