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Juan de Mena

1411 - 1456

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Juan de Mena (1411–1456) was one of the most significant Spanish poets of the fifteenth century. He was highly regarded at the court of Juan II de Castilla, who appointed him veinticuatro (one of twenty-four aldermen) of Córdoba, secretario de cartas latinas (secretary of Latin letters) and cronista real (royal chronicler). His works show the influence of Renaissance humanism and place him in the period of transition in Spain from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan de Mena is the 4,961st most popular writer (up from 5,120th in 2019), the 1,547th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,589th in 2019) and the 180th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Juan de Mena ranks 4,961 out of 7,302. Before him are Miles Franklin, W. W. Jacobs, Choʻlpon, Ajdar Ismailov, Alexander Vampilov, and Justine Musk. After him are Feodor Gladkov, Boris Vasilyev, Joseph Victor von Scheffel, Olavo Bilac, Albert Mol, and Ashapurna Devi.

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Among people born in 1411, Juan de Mena ranks 3. Before him are Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, and Thomas of Bosnia. After him is Giorgio de' Buondelmonti. Among people deceased in 1456, Juan de Mena ranks 10. Before him are Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, Charles I, Duke of Bourbon, Vladislav II of Wallachia, Ulrich II, Count of Celje, Jacques Cœur, and Lawrence Justinian.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan de Mena ranks 1,547 out of 3,355. Before him are Fernando Serena (1941), José María Ventura Casas (1817), Asunción Balaguer (1925), José Antonio Zaldúa (1941), Juan Manuel Lillo (1965), and Francesca Bonnemaison i Farriols (1872). After him are Ángel Atienza (1931), Luis Marín (1906), José Callejón (1987), Gregorio Fuentes (1897), Emilio Rodríguez (1923), and Antonio Creus (1924).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Juan de Mena ranks 180. Before him are Rosa Chacel (1898), Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918), Paco Ignacio Taibo II (1949), Terenci Moix (1942), Gabriel Aresti (1933), and Álvaro Pombo (1939). After him are Ángel Ganivet (1865), León Felipe (1884), Xosé María Díaz Castro (1914), Gabriel Miró (1879), María Teresa León (1903), and Manuel Machado (1874).

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