Don Juan Manuel

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Born	May 5, 1282 • Spain
Died	1348 (aged 65) • Córdoba • Spain
Notable Works	“Count Lucanor: or, The Fifty Pleasant Stories of Patronio” • “Libro de los estados” • “Libro del caballero y del escudero”

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