Esteban Manuel de Villegas (5 February 1589 - 1669), a Spanish poet, was born at Matute (Logrono). He matriculated at Salamanca on 20 November 1610, and challenged attention by the mingled arrogance and accomplishment of Las Eróticas (1617), a collection of clever translations from Horace and Anacreon, and of original poems, the charm of which was thought to be marred by the writer's petulant vanity. February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... Logroño (2002 pop. ... Salamanca: Plaza Mayor Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Salamanca Salamanca (population 156,006 (2002)) is a Castilian city in central Spain, the capital of the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Quintus Horatius Flaccus, (December 8, 65 BC - November 27, 8 BC), known in the English world as Horace, was the leading lyric poet in Latin. ... Anacreon can refer to: Anacreon (poet), a poet and lyricist from ancient Greece Anacreon (planet), a fictional planet in Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series Anacreon (computer game), a computer game inspired by the Foundation series To Anacreon in Heaven was a drinking song. ...

Marrying in 1626 or earlier, Villegas practised law at Nájera until 1659, when he was charged with expressing unorthodox views on the subject of free will; be was exiled for four years to Santa María de Ribaredonda, but was allowed to return for three months to Nájera in March 1660. It seems probable that the rest of the sentence was remitted, for the report of the local inquisition lays stress on Villegas' simple piety and on the extravagance of his attire. Free will is the philosophical doctrine that holds that our choices are ultimately up to ourselves. ... Pedro Berruguete. ...

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