Garcilaso de la Vega

American  

[gahr-suh-lah-soh duh luh vey-guh, gahr-thee-lah-saw the lah ve-gah, gahr-see-] / ˌgɑr səˈlɑ soʊ də lə ˈveɪ gə, ˌgɑr θiˈlɑ sɔ ðɛ lɑ ˈvɛ gɑ, ˌgɑr si- /

noun

1. 1503?–36, Spanish poet.

2. (“el Inca” ) 1539?–1616, Peruvian historian and author in Spain.

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Garcilaso de la Vega

The incomparable Garcilaso de la Vega, then scarcely past his majority, warmly supported the innovation of his beloved friend, and soon far surpassed Boscan himself as a writer of sonnets and canzones.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

It is supposed by many that this castle was erected by Garcilaso de la Vega, grandfather of the "Prince of Spanish poets," as the celebrated bard of Toledo is entitled.

From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Wells, Nathaniel Armstrong

The Florida of the Inca, by Garcilaso de la Vega, translated by John and Jeannette Varner, University of Texas Press, Austin, 1951, is the first complete publishing in English of this absorbing narrative.

From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank)

In the beginning of the seventeenth century Garcilaso de la Vega, the historian of Peru, tells of the astonishing power of a love song played on a flute.

From Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)

A specimen of one of the best of the Quichua love-songs is given by Garcilaso de la Vega, in his "Commentaries and Poems."

From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Ross, Thomasina