Pedro López de Ayala ( Spanish: Pedro López de Ayala ; 1332, Vitoria-Gasteiz , the Kingdom of Castile - 1407, Calahorra , the Kingdom of Navarre [1] ) is a Castilian military and cultural figure, poet and court chronicler.
| Pedro Lopez de Ayala | |
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| Date of Birth | 1332 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Date of death | 1407 |
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| A country | |
| Occupation | military , historian , poet |
| Father | Fernan Pérez de Ayala (1305-1385) |
| Mother | Elvira Alvarez (dm.1372) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Pedro Lopez de Ayala Junior |
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Biography
Pedro López de Ayala was born to a Castilian noble family.
Nothing is known about his early years. In 1359 he entered the service of King Pedro in the position of captain of the fleet of Castile, then army captain.
During the years of civil strife in Castile, he sided with Enrique II , commanded a detachment. On April 3, 1367, he was captured during the Battle of Nachera . Thanks to the Black Prince, he was not executed and was greatly elevated after Enrique II came to power.
In 1379–1380 and 1395–1396, the Castilian envoy to the French court. In 1398 he took the post of Chancellor of Castile. He died in 1407.
Works
The author of The Chronicles ( Crónicas ), presenting contemporary events of Castilian history. The first part of the work, covering the rule of Pedro I, was printed in Seville in 1495. The entire work was published by the Spanish Royal Academy of History in 1779-1780. In addition, Pedro de Ayala wrote “Palace rhymes” ( Rimado de Palacio ) - a sharp and caustic satire on medieval society. Translated into Spanish by Gregory Dvoeslov , Boethius and Titus Liby , Isidore of Seville and Giovanni Boccaccio . It is considered the first Castilian humanist.
Labor Libro de la caza de las aves , created in conclusion , is entirely devoted to falconry . In it, Pedro de Ayala has gathered all his knowledge about catching prey, as well as bird care.
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Sources
- Brief literary encyclopedia, Volume 4. Alexey Alexandrovich Surkov. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1962