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Tirso de Molina
Tirso de Molina.

Tirso de Molina (October, 1571? - March 12, 1648) was a Spanish Baroque dramatist and poet.

Originally Gabriel Tellez, he was born in Madrid. He studied at Alcalá de Henares, joined the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy on November 4 1600, and entered the Monastery of San Antolín at Guadalajara, Spain on January 21 1601. He was ordained a priest by 1610.

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  • Fray Gabriel Téllez, Tirso de Molina

    Portrait of Tirso de Molina.

  • Monumento a Tirso de Molina (Madrid) 01

    Monument to Tirso de Molina in Madrid (R. Vela, 1943).


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