Felipe Godínez (1588–1637) was a dramatist of the
Spanish Golden Age
The Spanish Golden Age (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Siglo de Oro'', , "Golden Century"; 1492 – 1681) was a period of literature and the The arts, arts in Spain that coincided with the political rise of the Spanish Empire under the Catholic M ...
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Felipe Godínez was born into a Portuguese Jewish family. His father was Méndez Duarte Godinez and his mother's name was Mary Denis Manrique. Felipe was the youngest of seven children.
Education
Felipe pursued his higher education in
Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...
. In 1610, he graduated with a Bachelor of Theology degree from the Colegio Mayor de Santa Maria de Jesus of Seville. He also immersed himself in