Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala

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Born	c.1535 • Ayacucho? • Peru
Died	c.1615 • Ayacucho? • Peru
Notable Works	“El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno”

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French illustrator

Pedro López de Ayala

Spanish poet and chronicler

Will James

American author

Hendrik Willem Van Loon

American historian and illustrator

Concha Espina de Serna

Spanish author

Heinrich Harrer

explorer and writer

Tom Lea

American artist and writer

Lynd Ward

American artist

E. H. Shepard

English artist

Ib Spang Olsen

Danish author

Garci Ordóñez Rodríguez de Montalvo

Spanish writer

Tony Sarg

American puppeteer

Joaquín Álvarez Quintero

Spanish writer

Elizabeth Enright

American author

Ludwig Bemelmans

American author

Serafín Álvarez Quintero

Spanish writer

Leonardo da Vinci

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William Blake

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Miguel de Cervantes

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Pedro Calderón de la Barca

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