Gutierre de Cetina (1519–1554) was a Spanish
poet
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and
soldier
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Etymology
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.
Biography
Cetina was born at
Seville
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. He was the brother of Beltrán and
Gregorio de Cetina
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, lesser known
conquistadors
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. He served under
Charles V Charles V may refer to:
* Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558)
* Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain
* Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise
* Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690)
* Infant ...
in Italy and Germany, but retired from the army in 1545 to settle in Seville. Soon afterwards, however, he sailed for Mexico, where he resided for some time, and later returned to Mexico, where he fell victim some date previous to 1560 in
Puebla
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to a ''morte galante''.
A follower of
Juan Boscán and
Garcilaso de la Vega, a friend of
Jerónimo Jiménez de Urrea and
Baltasar del Alcázar, Cetina adopted the doctrines of the Italian school and, under the name of Vandalio, wrote an extensive series of poems in the newly introduced metres; his sonnets are remarkable for elegance of form and sincerity of sentiment, his other productions being in great part adaptations from
Petrarch
Francesco Petrarca (; 20 July 1304 – 18/19 July 1374), commonly anglicized as Petrarch (), was a scholar and poet of early Renaissance Italy, and one of the earliest humanists.
Petrarch's rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credite ...
,
Ariosto and Ludovico Dolce. His patrons were Antonio de Leyva, prince of Ascoli, Hurtado de Mendoza, and Alvas's grandson, the duke de Sessa, but he seems to have profited little by their protection. His works have been well edited by
Joaquin Hazañas y la Rúa in two volumes published at Seville (1895).
See also
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Beltrán de Cetina
References
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External links
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Madrigal ''Ojos claros, serenos''''Dictionary of Mexican Literature''
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1519 births
1550s deaths
Spanish poets
Spanish male poets