Francisco del Castillo Andraca

Author

14

Who is Francisco del Castillo Andraca?

Francisco del Castillo O.Merced or Francisco del Castillo Andraca was a Peruvian poet, writer and priest of the Order of Mercy. Not to be confused with his namesake Francisco del Castillo SJ, also from Lima.

Blind from birth, he was known as El Ciego de La Merced, and was a talented poet who combined wit and humor in his verses. Ricardo Palma would make a short biography of him, in his Peruvian Traditions.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!


Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Francisco del Castillo Andraca." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/francisco-del-castillo-andraca/m/0hzpjr5>.

Discuss this Francisco del Castillo Andraca biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net