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Vicente, Gil
(1470?-1536?) Portuguese writer. Works by dramatist and poet, Gil Vicente, include: "The Ship of Hell" (1516), "The Ship of Purgatory" (1518), and "Ship of Glory" (1519). In all, Vicente wrote 44 plays.
Gil Vicente
"Gil Vicente passed his life in Portugal. He was of good family, although his history is far from certain. During his years at the Portuguese court he wrote many plays, a large number in Spanish with Spanish motives."