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Góngora was born to a noble family in Córdoba, where his father, Francisco de Argote, was corregidor, or judge. In a Spanish era when purity of Christian lineage (limpieza de sangre) was needed to gain access to education or official appointments, he adopted the surname of his mother, Leonor de Góngora. [2]
Culteranismo is a stylistic movement of the Baroque period of Spanish history that is also commonly referred to as Gongorismo (after Luis de Góngora).It began in the late 16th century with the writing of Luis de Góngora and lasted through the 17th century.
Garcilaso de la Vega, KOS (c. 1501 – 14 October 1536) was a Spanish soldier and poet. Although not the first or the only one to do so, he was the most influential poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques, and themes to Spain.
The Folkestone, Sandgate and Hythe Tramways Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. clxvi) authorised the construction of the line, and the South Eastern Railway Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. cx), passed on 12 July 1887, authorised the railway to guarantee the interest on the capital.
Year 166 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pudens and Pollio (or, less frequently, year 919 Ab urbe condita).
CLXVI CC.NN. Battalion; DII CC.NN. Battalion; DIV CC.NN. Battalion; I Arab-Somali Battalion; LXV Machine Gun Battalion (detached from the 65th Infantry Division "Granatieri di Savoia") XIV Colonial Cavalry Squadrons Group; 1x Colonial Artillery Group (77/28 field guns) 1x CC.NN. Anti-aircraft Group (75/27 CK and Model 35 anti-aircraft guns) VI ...
Accordingly the Treferig Valley Railway Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. clxvi) was passed on 21 July 1879, with capital of £15,000. [ 4 ] [ page needed ] [ 3 ] [ page needed ] The Treferig Railway found it almost impossible to raise funds for its construction, and the TVR, thinking the line had potential, agreed to guarantee 4% on the line's capital.
Sonnet 116 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet.The English sonnet has three quatrains, followed by a final rhyming couplet.It follows the typical rhyme scheme of the form abab cdcd efef gg and is composed in iambic pentameter, a type of poetic metre based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions.