Diogo Bernardes

Diogo Bernardes was born around 1530 in Ponte da Barca, on the banks of the Lima, into a prominent family of the region. Notary of the lands of Nóbrega, then valet de chambre to King Sebastian, he accompanied the Moroccan expedition in 1578 as official poet, was taken at Alcácer Quibir and remained a captive until 1581; on returning home, he received a royal pension. His brother was the poet frei Agostinho da Cruz. He published late, between 1594 and 1597. His death is placed around 1596 by some sources, around 1605 by others.

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• PoetryO LimaDiogo Bernardes · 1596not translated into EnglishLiterature