Autos sacramentales are a form of dramatic literature which is unique to Spain and Hispanic America, though in some respects similar in character to the old Morality plays of England.
First page of El villano en su rincón, an auto sacramental by Lope de Vega first published in 1617.
Photo from the Auto Sacramental de la Resurrección, known to the locals in Hinojos where it is performed, as "Los Abrazos," or, The Hugs.
Lope de Rueda was a Spanish dramatist and author, regarded by some as the best of his era. A versatile writer, he also wrote comedies, farces, and pasos. He was the precursor to what is considered the
Lope de rueda Las quatro comedias y dos coloquios pastoriles 7