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Spanish soldier and poet (1533-1594)

Also known as: Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Ercilla y suñiga, Алонсо де Эрсилья-и-Суньига, ألونسو دي إرثييا, アロンソ・デ・エルシージャ, 阿隆索·德·埃尔西利亚

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