Juan de Castellanos

Juan de Castellanos
Portrait of Juan de Castellanos (1589)
Born	March 9, 1522 Alanís, Sevilla, Spain
Died	November 1606 (aged 84) Tunja, New Kingdom of Granada
Language	Spanish
Notable work	Elegías de varones ilustres de Indias

Juan de Castellanos (March 9, 1522 – November 1606)^[1] was a Spanish poet, soldier and Catholic priest who lived in the New Kingdom of Granada. As one of the early Spanish chroniclers he has contributed to the knowledge of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, mainly the Muisca.