Jerónimo Bermúdez de Castro (1530–1599) was a playwright of the

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Biography

He belonged to the order of St. Dominic, and was professor of theology at

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Works

He published at Madrid in 1577, under the name of Antonio de Silva, two tragedies upon the subject of Inez de Castro, ''Nise Lastimosa'' and ''Nise Laureada''. He also published a poem originally written in Latin, and translated by himself into Spanish, entitled ''La Hesperoida'', of which the duke of Alva was the hero.

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1530 births 1599 deaths Spanish dramatists and playwrights Spanish male dramatists and playwrights Academic staff of the University of Salamanca Dominican theologians {{Spain-dramatist-stub