Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquess of Santillana (19 August 1398 – 25 March 1458) was a Castilian politician and poet who held an important position in society and literature during the reign of John II of Castile.
Jorge Ingles, A portrait of the donor Don Íñigo López de Mendoza, Marqués de Santillana from the Altarpiece of Buitrago, c. 1455
Lopez de Mendoza's father died when he was five years old, which brought his family into financial difficulties. Part of his childhood was spent living in his grandmother's household, and in the home of his uncle, the future Archbishop of Toledo. As a youth, he spent time in the court king Alfonso V of Aragón, where he was exposed to the work of poets in the Provençal, Valencia and Catalan traditions, the classic Humanist works of Virgil and Dante Alighieri, and the lyricism of troubadours such as Enrique de Villena.
In 1412, Don Íñigo married a wealthy heiress, Catarina Suárez de Figueroa. With this union, he acquired great fortune and became one of the most powerful nobles of his time. His sixth son from the marriage would one day become Cardinal Mendoza.
As a politician, Don Íñigo remained loyal to Juan II throughout his life, for which he was richly rewarded with land and the title of Marquess of Santillana in 1445, after the First Battle of Olmedo. When his wife Doña Catarina de Figueroa died, the Marquess retired to his palace of Guadalajara to spend the rest of his life in peaceful study and contemplation.
Lopez de Mendoza was a great admirer of Dante Alighieri and his work is categorized within the allegorical-Dantesque School. He also assimilated Petrarch and Giovanni Boccaccio's Humanism.[citation needed]
He is especially remembered for his "serranillas", which are small poems that focus on commonplace subjects. He also wrote pastoral novels inspired by French tradition, and was originator of the Castilian Sonnet.
B. Sanvisenti, I Primi Influssi di Dante, del Petrarca e del Boccaccio suite letteratura spagnuola (Milan, 1902), pp. 127–186.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Santillana, Iñigo Lopez de Mendoza, Marquis of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 194.
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Íñigo, lópez, mendoza, marquis, santillana, Íñigo, lópez, mendoza, marquess, santillana, august, 1398, march, 1458, castilian, politician, poet, held, important, position, society, literature, during, reign, john, castile, jorge, ingles, portrait, donor, Íñigo. Inigo Lopez de Mendoza 1st Marquess of Santillana 19 August 1398 25 March 1458 was a Castilian politician and poet who held an important position in society and literature during the reign of John II of Castile Jorge Ingles A portrait of the donor Don Inigo Lopez de Mendoza Marques de Santillana from the Altarpiece of Buitrago c 1455 Possible portrait of the Marquess of Santillana the house where Leonor Lasso de la Vega gave birth to Inigo Lopez de Mendoza in Carrion de los Condes Palencia Contents 1 Biography 2 Children 3 Bibliography 4 External linksBiography EditHe was born at Carrion de los Condes in Old Castile to a noble family which figured prominently in the arts His grandfather Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza I and his father Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Admiral of Castile were both poets with close ties to the great literary figures of the time Chancellor Lopez de Ayala Fernan Perez de Guzman and Gomez Manrique His mother Dona Leonor Lasso de la Vega was a wealthy heiress belonging to the House of Lasso de la Vega Lopez de Mendoza s father died when he was five years old which brought his family into financial difficulties Part of his childhood was spent living in his grandmother s household and in the home of his uncle the future Archbishop of Toledo As a youth he spent time in the court king Alfonso V of Aragon where he was exposed to the work of poets in the Provencal Valencia and Catalan traditions the classic Humanist works of Virgil and Dante Alighieri and the lyricism of troubadours such as Enrique de Villena In 1412 Don Inigo married a wealthy heiress Catarina Suarez de Figueroa With this union he acquired great fortune and became one of the most powerful nobles of his time His sixth son from the marriage would one day become Cardinal Mendoza As a politician Don Inigo remained loyal to Juan II throughout his life for which he was richly rewarded with land and the title of Marquess of Santillana in 1445 after the First Battle of Olmedo When his wife Dona Catarina de Figueroa died the Marquess retired to his palace of Guadalajara to spend the rest of his life in peaceful study and contemplation Lopez de Mendoza was a great admirer of Dante Alighieri and his work is categorized within the allegorical Dantesque School He also assimilated Petrarch and Giovanni Boccaccio s Humanism citation needed He is especially remembered for his serranillas which are small poems that focus on commonplace subjects He also wrote pastoral novels inspired by French tradition and was originator of the Castilian Sonnet Children EditDiego Hurtado de Mendoza 1st Duke of the Infantado Pedro Lasso de Mendoza senor del valle del Lozoya Inigo Lopez de Mendoza 1st count of Tendilla Mencia de Mendoza married Pedro Fernandez de Velasco 2nd Count of Haro Lorenzo Suarez de Mendoza y Figueroa Conde de la Coruna Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza cardinal and confidant of Queen Isabella I of Castile Juan Hurtado de Mendoza senor de Colmenar El Cardoso y El Vado Maria de Mendoza married Pero Afan de Ribera Conde de los Molares Leonor de la Vega y Mendoza married Gaston I de la Cerda 4th Count de Medinaceli Pedro Hurtado de Mendoza senor de TamajonBibliography EditObras edited by Jose Amador de los Rios Madrid 1852 Marcelino Menendez y Pelayo Antologia de poetas liricas castellanos Madrid 1894 vol v pp 78 144 B Sanvisenti I Primi Influssi di Dante del Petrarca e del Boccaccio suite letteratura spagnuola Milan 1902 pp 127 186 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Santillana Inigo Lopez de Mendoza Marquis of Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 24 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 194 External links Edit Spanish Wikisource has original text related to this article Inigo Lopez de Mendoza Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inigo Lopez de Mendoza 1st Marquess of Santillana Bias contra Fortuna Facsimile edition from the original 1545 Real Academia Espanola His works in the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes Works by or about Marques de Santillana at Internet Archive Works by Marques de Santillana at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inigo Lopez de Mendoza 1st Marquis of Santillana amp oldid 1128564105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
