Juan Ruiz de Alarcon Y Mendoza

Juan Ruiz de Alarcon Y Mendoza (1580-1639) was a Spanish dramatist born in Mexico City. He, though depreciated by his contemporaries, ranks after 200 years of neglect among the foremost dramatic geniuses of Spain, next even to Cervantes and Lope de Vega.

He was a humpback, had an offensive air of conceit, and was very unpopular. He wrote at least twenty dramas, some of which have been translated into French.

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