He was a music composer, poet, and a playwright
He was one of the originators of the Spanish drama
His fourteen dramatic pieces mark the transition from the purely ecclesiastical to the secular theatrical stage.
Encina’s plays are predominantly based on shepherds and their unrequited love
He wrote many pastoral eclogues in Castilian with Leonese language influences
His lyrical poems are remarkable for their intense sincerity and devout grace
He was a leader composer of Spanish villancicos (folk, short religious songs)
