Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo

1450–1505

2 standalone books

Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (c. 1450–1505) was a Castilian author who arranged the modern version of the chivalric romance Amadís de Gaula, originally written in three books in the 14th century by an unknown author. Montalvo added a fourth book to the original series and followed it with a sequel, Las sergas de Esplandián. It is the sequel for which he is most often noted, largely because within it he coined the word 'California'.

Born

1450