Francisco de Trillo y Figueroa facts for kids

Francisco de Trillo y Figueroa (born around 1618 or 1620, died 1680) was a Spanish writer. He was known as a poet and a historian. He followed a special writing style called Culteranismo, which was part of the Baroque art period. He wrote poems for weddings (called epithalamiums) and praise poems (called panegyrics). Some people think he might have influenced another famous writer, Juana Inés de la Cruz.

Life of Francisco de Trillo y Figueroa

Francisco de Trillo y Figueroa was born in a place called San Pedro de Cerbás, in Ares, Spain. His parents were José de Trillo and Juana Flores de León. He was born sometime between 1618 and 1620.

When Francisco was about 11 years old, his family moved to Granada. This happened because his uncle left an inheritance for his father. In Granada, Francisco and his brother, Juan, went to school and studied many subjects, including literature. Francisco started writing poetry at a young age. This early start helped him become very good at writing funny and critical poems, known as satire.

His brother, Juan, became interested in family histories. He published books about family trees, like Origen de la casa de Tobar y árbol genealógico de don Francisco Cañavera in 1662. He also wrote Noticia de la sucesión de doña María Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1664.

Military Service and Return to Spain

Francisco de Trillo y Figueroa served in the military in Italy. After his time in the army, he came back to Spain. Once he was home, he spent his time writing poetry and studying history.

Family Life

On 20 November 1640, Francisco married Leonor de Trillo y Figueroa. She was a distant relative of his. They had three sons:

• Juan Francisco, born on 2 February 1643
• José, born on 16 September 1645
• Diego, born on 29 February 1648

Later in his life, in 1678, Francisco was the godfather at his grandson Diego's baptism.

Friends and Final Years

Francisco was a close friend of another writer named Pedro Soto de Rojas [es]. Francisco even wrote notes for Pedro's book, Paraíso cerrado para muchos, jardines abiertos para pocos.

Records show that a "Francisco de Trillos y Figueroa" was buried in the Santiago parish in Granada on 25 October 1680. This matches the year that sources say he died.

Literary Works of Francisco de Trillo y Figueroa

Francisco de Trillo y Figueroa wrote many different kinds of works, both published and unpublished.

Published Works

These are some of the books and poems that Francisco de Trillo y Figueroa had printed:

• Epitalamio en las felicísimas bodas de los señores don Francisco Ruto de Vergara y Álava, del consejo de sn majestad, y doña Guiomar Venegas, hija de los condes de Luque, 1649 (A wedding poem for important people)
• Epitalamio al himeneo de don Juan Ruiz de Vergara y Dávila, señor de Villoría, y doña Luisa de Córdoba y Ayala, hija de los señores marquese de Valenzuela, 1650 (Another wedding poem)
• Panegírico natalicio al excelentísimo señor marqués de Montalvan y Villalba, primogénito del excelentísimo señor marqués de Priego, duque de Feria, etc, 1650 (A praise poem for a newborn noble)
• Notas al panegírico de el señor marqués de Montalvan, respondiendo á un curioso en otras facultades, que pidió se le declarase la idea y argumento de este poema, 1651 (Notes explaining his praise poem)
• Neapolisea, poema heroico y panegírico al gran capitán Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, dirigida al excelentísimo señor don Luis Fernandez de Córdoba y Figueroa, marqués de Priego, 1651 (An epic poem praising a famous captain)
• Poesías varias heroicas y satíricas y amorosas, 1652 (A collection of different poems: heroic, satirical, and love poems)
• Panegyrico sacro en la fiesta que celebró la ciudad de Granada, día del Corpus, 1661 (A sacred praise poem for a religious festival in Granada)

Unpublished Works

Francisco de Trillo y Figueroa also wrote many works that were not printed during his lifetime. These include:

• Historia política del Rey Católico, 1652 (A political history about a Catholic King)
• Epítome de la historia del rey Enrique IV de Francia, 1652 (A short history of King Henry IV of France)
• Historia y antigüedades del reino de Galicia y su nobleza, 1652 (A history of the region of Galicia and its noble families)
• Antigüedades de la ciudad de Granada, 1652 (A book about the ancient history of Granada)
• Notas y adversarios á los autores de la historia antigua de España, 1652 (Notes and arguments about writers of ancient Spanish history)
• Discursos políticos y militares, 1652 (Discussions about politics and military topics)
• Cartas, 1652 (Letters he wrote)
• Discursos cronológicos, 1652 (Discussions about events in order of time)
• Blasones y armas de la nobleza de España, 1652 (A book about the coats of arms and symbols of Spanish noble families)

See also

In Spanish: Francisco de Trillo y Figueroa para niños