Garcilaso de la Vega (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Garcilaso de la Vega (poet)

Spanish poet

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1503

Place of Birth: Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Date of Death: 14-Oct-1536

Profession: writer, poet, diplomat, soldier

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Garcilaso de la Vega, KOS (c.
1501 – 14 October 1536) was a Spanish soldier and poet.
Although not the first or the only one to do so, he was the most influential poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques, and themes to Spain.
He was well known in poetic circles during his lifetime, and his poetry has continued to be popular without interruption until the present.
His poetry was published posthumously by Juan Boscán in 1543, and it has been the subject of several annotated editions, the first and most famous of which appeared in 1574.