Rodrigo Caro

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Rodrigo Caro
Rodrigo Caro
Born(1573-10-04)October 4, 1573
Died10 August 1647(1647-08-10) (aged 73)
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Catholic priest, antiquarian, art collector, writer
Known forCanción a las ruinas de Itálica
Parent(s)Bernabé Sánchez and Francisca Caro
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DisciplineAncient history, Classical archaeology

Rodrigo Caro (4 October 1573, in Utrera  10 August 1647 in Seville) was a Spanish priest, historian, archeologist, lawyer, poet and writer. Caro is famous for his poem on the ruins of the ancient Roman settlement of Italica, near Seville. Its fine rhetorical sweep derives from Herrera and is unaffected by Gongorist mannerism.