Juan Ruiz (Archpriest of Hita)

Juan Ruiz was born around 1283, probably in Alcalá de Henares, and presumably studied in Toledo or its surroundings. A cleric, he held the office of archpriest of Hita, the title under which he has remained known, but almost nothing is known of his life. It has been supposed, from his own verses, that he was imprisoned on the order of the archbishop of Toledo Gil de Albornoz, a supposition that several philologists consider fragile. He probably died around 1350: in 1351, he no longer bears the title of archpriest of Hita.

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