Alonso de Ercilla Y. Zúñiga Books

Alonso de Ercilla was a Spanish nobleman and soldier who became renowned as an epic poet. While stationed in Chile, he commenced his most celebrated work, the epic poem La Araucana. This heroic composition, recognized as one of the foremost Spanish historical poems, vividly chronicles the courageous insurrection of the Araucanians. Beyond this central narrative, Ercilla's poetry also interweaves the broader history of Chile and contemporary Spain, forging a unique synthesis of martial experience and literary vision.