Tales of Count Lucanor
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Tales of Count Lucanor is a collection of parables written in 1335 by Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena. It is one of the earliest works of prose in Castilian Spanish.
Title page of the 1575 printing
Don Juan Manuel, the author of Tales of Count Lucanor
Juan Manuel
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Don Juan Manuel was a Spanish medieval writer, nephew of Alfonso X of Castile, son of Manuel of Castile and Beatrice of Savoy. He inherited from his father the great Lordship of Villena, receiving the
Castle of Villena, capital of Seigneury of Villena.