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Juan Ruiz was a male poet, writer, and Catholic priest born in Alcalá de Henares in 1283. He was a citizen of the Crown of Castile and wrote in Spanish. His birth name was Juan Ruiz, and he is also known by the pseudonym Arcipreste de Hita.
His notable work is The Book of Good Love. Ruiz was a Catholic, and his life is documented in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. He died in 1350.
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1283
- Died
- c. 1350
- Occupation
- Poet, cleric
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Citizenship
- Castile
- Period
- Medieval Spanish
- Notable works
- The Book of Good Love
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Juan
- Family name
- Ruiz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Crown of Castile
- Place of birth
- Alcalá de Henares
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholic
- Notable work
- The Book of Good Love
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- date of birth
- 1283-00-00
- date of death
- 1350-00-00
- pseudonym
- Arcipreste de Hita
- birth name
- Juan Ruiz
- Commons category
- Juan Ruiz
- P8168
- Chondrenchelyidae
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
11 objects attributed to Juan Ruiz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Juan Ruiz (c. 1283 – c. 1350), known as the Archpriest of Hita (Arcipreste de Hita), was a medieval Castilian poet. He is best known for his ribald, earthy poem, El Libro de buen amor (The Book of Good Love).
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Juan Ruiz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.