Key Points

• Statesman, chancellor, and coutier

• Cultured man, politician, diplomat, and warrior

• Chronicler of Four Spanish Kings

• Wrote about history and also poetry

• Satirical and didactical writer that describes his contemporaries and their social, religious, and political values

Relevant Works

• Rimado de palacio

• Libro de la caza de las aves

• Historia de los reyes de Castilla

• Libro del linaje de Ayala