Jerónimo de Alcalá Yáñez y Rivera (1571 in
Murcia
Murcia ( , , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the Capital (political), capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population, seventh largest city i ...
– 1632 in
Segovia
Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is located in the Meseta central, Inner Pl ...
) was a Spanish physician and writer.
Life
Jerónimo de Alcalá was born in Murcia as son of physician Hernado Yañez and Petronila de Ribera. He studied Latin, fine arts and theology in
Segovia
Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is located in the Meseta central, Inner Pl ...
, following lectures from
Fray Juan de la Cruz. Despite his religious interests, he decided to study medicine in
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
, following the family tradition. He returned to Segovia to become physician. He married twice and had twelve children. He wrote three books, of which the
picaresque novel
The picaresque novel ( Spanish: ''picaresca'', from ''pícaro'', for ' rogue' or 'rascal') is a genre of prose fiction. It depicts the adventures of a roguish but appealing hero, usually of low social class, who lives by his wits in a corrup ...
''Alonso, Mozo de muchos amos'' (Alonso, servant of many masters), later also published as ''El donado hablador'' (the indiscrete
lay brother
Lay brother is a largely extinct term referring to religious brothers, particularly in the Catholic Church, who focused upon manual service and secular matters, and were distinguished from choir monks or friars in that they did not pray in choi ...
) is the most remembered.
Works
* ''El donado hablador'' (The indiscrete
lay brother
Lay brother is a largely extinct term referring to religious brothers, particularly in the Catholic Church, who focused upon manual service and secular matters, and were distinguished from choir monks or friars in that they did not pray in choi ...
), a
picaresque novel
The picaresque novel ( Spanish: ''picaresca'', from ''pícaro'', for ' rogue' or 'rascal') is a genre of prose fiction. It depicts the adventures of a roguish but appealing hero, usually of low social class, who lives by his wits in a corrup ...
* ''Milagros de nuestra señora de Fuencisla'' (Miracles of Our Lady of Fuencisla), a
chronicle
A chronicle (, from Greek ''chroniká'', from , ''chrónos'' – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events ...
* ''Verdades para la vida cristiana, recopiladas de los santos y graves autores'' (Truths for the Christian lifestyle, annotated from saints and serious authors).
References
1571 births
1632 deaths
17th-century Spanish writers
Murcian writers
People from Murcia
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