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1622Aug, 21

Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana

Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana, Spanish poet and politician (b. 1582)
Don Juan de Tassis y Peralta, 2nd Count of Villamediana, (es: Don Juan de Tassis y Peralta, segundo conde de Villamediana; baptised 26 August 1582 – 21 August 1622), was a Spanish poet. In Spain he is simply known as Conde de Villamediana.

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