Portrait of Fernando de Herrera

Fernando de Herrera

Spanish poet

Lived
1534–1597
Country
Spain

Updated September 2026

About Fernando de Herrera

Fernando de Herrera (~1534–1597), called "El Divino", was a 16th-century Spanish poet and man of letters. He was born in Seville. Much of what is known about him comes from Libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos de illustres y memorables varones (1599) by Francisco Pacheco.

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