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FÉLIX DE LOPE DE VEGA CARPIO

Félix Lope de Vega Carpio was born on November 25, 1562 in Madrid.

  This was two years before Shakespeare and 15 years after Cervantes.  He died at age 72 on August 27, 1635.  Although his full name was Félix Lope de Vega Carpio he is most often referred to as just Lope de Vega.His parents were of noble birth but they were very poor.  They both died when Lope de Vega was quite young. 

It was recognized at a very early age that Lope de Vega was quite smart.

  He could read and write latin at age 5 (he was of course already reading and writing Spanish). By age 14 he had already written his first play.  The term "monstruo de la naturaleza" (freak of nature) was applied and stuck to him throughout his life.

By age 14 he was a student at the Imperial College of Madrid.  But Lope de Vega was looking for some adventure so with a classmate he ran off and joined a m