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Juan del Encina (12 July 1468 – 1529/1530) was a composer, poet, priest, and playwright,: 535 often credited as the joint-father (even "founder" or "patriarch") of Spanish drama, alongside Gil Vicente. His birth name was Juan de Fermoselle.
Juan del Encina (born July 12, 1468?, Encinas?, near Salamanca, Castile—died near the end of August 1529/30, León?, Spain) was a playwright, poet, priest, and composer of secular vocal music, who was the first Spanish dramatist to write specifically for performance.
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Although Encina has traditionally been labeled as the "patriarch of the Spanish drama," his dramatic works have been largely overlooked in favor of Spain's early-modern comedias (Crawford 18).
Jun 11, 2018 · Juan del Encina (1468-1529?) is called the father of Spanish drama. He was also the foremost Spanish musical composer of his time. The original name of Juan del Encina was Fermoselle, but he adopted the name of his probable birthplace, a small village in the province of Salamanca.
En el documento, fechado el 23 de marzo de 1495, se hace constar la designación de un «Juan del Encina» como corregidor de la zona de Aguayo (Santander), quien, además, recibe el encargo de reclutar tropas, a partir de esa fecha, para el servicio del rey don Fernando.
In Juan del Encina …the court a number of églogas (short pastoral plays) incorporating music. Eight of his plays and most of his poetry were collected and published in Cancionero in 1496.
These references prove, in the Fernandez alluded to Encina's played before Prince don Juan spring of 1497; that the Farsa Fernandez must have been performed on Christmas Eve, 1497; that the word ogaio, or hogano must have referred to the present year (1497) ; that since Fernandez's play, Farsa o cuasicomedia.
