Fernan Perez de Oliva (c. 1492 – 1530 or 1533) was a Spanish man of letters. He was born in Córdoba. After studying at

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, Alcalá,

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and

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, he was appointed rector at Salamanca, where he died in 1530 or 1531. His ''Dialogo de la dignidad del hombre'' (1543), an

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completed by

Francisco Cervantes de Salazar Francisco Cervantes de Salazar (1514? – 1575) was a Spanish man of letters and rector of the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, founded in 1551. He was born and raised in Toledo, Spain. He first attended Alejo Venegas’s Grammar S ...

, was written chiefly to prove the suitability of

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as a vehicle for philosophic discussion. He also published translations of the ''

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'' (1525), the '' Electra'' (1528) and the ''

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'' (1528).

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