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in 1177. Juán Ruiz de Alarcón's maternal grandparents
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Mendozas. He was small of stature and suffered from
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was unsuccessful, yet it attracted attention to him. By some, he was ridiculed and criticized; from others he obtained support.
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may be the first Spanish play that dramatizes a pact with the devil. Indeed, even in social comedies such as
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El licenciado don Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza, al mismo (José Camerino)
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Indians of central Mexico, Gaspar and García, about whom little is known.
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observation; but his workmanship is exceptionally conscientious, and in
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Portrait of the playwright Juan Ruiz de Alarcón y Mendoza (1581-1639)
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Una redondilla y cuatro décimas sobre el asunto que luego se verá
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On the occult in Alarcón see Foley; on astrology see De Armas.
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First Part of the Comedies of Don Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
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