Poet in the court of Juan II of Castille
Literary work influenced by the Renaissance humanism
Traveled to Rome, where he familiarized with the Italian Renaissance
He subjected the Spanish language to an intense process of Latinization
Belongs to the period of transition in Spain from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
Considered by his contemporaries to be the outstanding poet of his time
Style is full of Latinisms and hyperbatons
Uses an ample variety of figures from the Greco-Roman mythology
