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Pedro de Oña
Chilean poet
Quick Facts
- Born:
- 1570?, Los Confines, Chile
- Notable Works:
- “Arauco Tamed”
Pedro de Oña (born 1570?, Los Confines, Chile—died 1643?, Lima, Peru) was the first known poet born in Chile. After studying at the University of San Marcos in Lima, he entered the army and served in several battles against rebellious Indians. His most famous work is Primera parte de Arauco domado (1596; “First Part of the Araucan Conquest”), a verse epic in rhymed couplets depicting the deeds of the Marquis of Canete, viceroy of Peru from 1556 to 1560, based in part on the famous La Araucana (1569, 1578, 1589; “The Araucan”) of the Spanish poet Alonso de Ercilla. Oña’s ...(100 of 127 words)