Quote of the day
The Priestly Code preponderates over the rest of the legislation in force, as well as in bulk; in all matters of primary importance it is the normal and final authority.
Francisco de Quevedo
Born: September 14, 1580
Died: September 8, 1645 (aged 64)
Bio: Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas was a Spanish nobleman, politician and writer of the Baroque era. Along with his lifelong rival, Luis de Góngora, Quevedo was one of the most prominent Spanish poets of the age.
Known for:
- Pablo de Segovia: el Buscón (1626)
- Los suenos
- Selected poetry of Francisco de Quevedo
- La hora de todos y la fortuna con seso
- Dreams and discourses







