Fun Facts Friday: Pedro Calderón de la Barca

January 17, 2025

Pedro Calderón de la Barca (17 January, 1600 – 25 May, 1681) was a Spanish poet and writer. He is one of the premier poets of Spain’s Golden Age.

Fun Facts Friday: Pedro Calderón de la Barca
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Fun Facts about Pedro Calderón de la Barca:

  1. Pedro Calderón de la Barca was born in Madrid to a family of Spanish nobility (hidalgos). He was the third child of six, only four of which survived to adulthood.
  2. He was educated in Madrid, and studied law.
  3. In his early twenties Mr. Calderón already won poetry contests and his first play was already being performed. The play, Love, honor and power (Amor, honor y poder) was about the life of English King Edward II.
  4. For the next 20 years, Pedro Calderón de la Barca wrote over 70 plays.
  5. By the time he was in his mid-30s, he was already known as Spain’s leading dramatist.
  6. King Philip IV knighted Pedro Calderón de la Barca, who also commissioned to writer plays for the new royal theater.
  7. As a soldier in the Spanish Royal Army, as well as a playwright, he took part in several campaigns, was known for his courage.
  8. Several years after retirement from the military, Mr. Calderón was awarded a pension for his service.
  9. He had several difficult life events later on, his son, Pedro José, was born and his mother, whose identity we don’t’ know, passed away soon after. Mr. Calderón was committed to his son. When he was in his 60s
  10. Even though he was a popular playwright, ordained as a priest, and a friend to the court of Spain, Pedro Calderón de la Barca struggled financially in his last years.

Books by Pedro Calderón de la Barca*

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Sources:

Pedro Calderón de la Barca | Wikipedia

Pedro Calderon de la Barca: Biography, Plays, & Facts | Britannica

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