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

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, ''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

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was the hero.

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