Received and extensive education, mastered five languages and played various musical instruments
Nobleman and ambassador in the royal court of the Catholic Monarchs Isabel and Fernando
A took part in numerous battles and campaigns at the service of Charles V across Europe
A talented poet and military man, he took part in numerous battles and campaigns at the service of the Emperor Charles V across Europe
His writings often make references to classical myths and figures of Greco-Latin literature
The frequent use of alliteration provide his poems with an elegant musicality
