(Madrid, 1600 - 1681)
"Pedro Calderón de la Barca (Madrid, 17 de enero de 1600-ibidem, 25 de mayo de 1681) fue un escritor español, sacerdote católico, miembro de la Venerable Congregación de Presbíteros Seculares Naturales de Madrid San Pedro Apóstol y caballero de la Orden de Santiago, conocido fundamentalmente por ser uno de los más insignes literatos barrocos del Siglo de Oro, en especial por su teatro."
"Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño (17 January 1600 25 May 1681), usually referred as Pedro Calderón de la Barca (UK: /kældrn de læ brk/, US: /kldron de l -, - d l -/; Spanish: [peðo kaldeon de la aka]), was a dramatist, poet, writer and a knight of the Order of Santiago, known primarily for being one of the most distinguished Baroque writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for its theater. During certain periods of his life he served as soldier and a Roman Catholic priest. Born when the Spanish Golden Age theatre was being defined by Lope de Vega, he developed it further, his work being regarded as the culmination of the Spanish Baroque theatre. As such, he is regarded as one of Spain's foremost dramatists and one of the finest playwrights of world literature."