JUAN DE FERRERAS
\hwˈɑːn də fˈɛɹəɹəz], \hwˈɑːn də fˈɛɹəɹəz], \h_w_ˈɑː_n d_ə f_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_ɹ_ə_z]\
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A Spanish historian and poetaster; born in Labaneza, June 7, 1652; died (probably) near Madrid, June 8, 1735. He was a scholarly and respected priest, whose careful "History of Spain" (1700-27) is authoritative for the period prior to 1598; his "Poems" (1726) are less important.
By Charles Dudley Warner