1910–1911
Britannica 11th
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ENRIQUEZ GOMEZ, ANTONIO (c. i6oi-c. 1661), Spanish dramatist, poet and novelist of Portuguese-Jewish origin, was known in the early part of his career as Enrique Enriquez de Paz. Born at Segovia, he entered the army, obtained a captaincy, was suspected of heresy, fled to France about 1636, assumed the name of Antonio Enriquez Gomez, and became majordomo to Louis XIII., to whom he dedicated Luis dado de Dios a Anna (Paris, 1645). Some twelve years later he removed to Amsterdam, avowed his conversion to Judaism, and …
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