The Best Mayor, The King

by Lope de Vega

The Best Mayor, The King (El mejor alcalde, el rey) is a play by the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega. According to the dating proposed by Morley and Bruerton, it was written between 1620 and 1623. It was published in 1635 in the twenty-first part of de Vega's comedies. The action occurs in the early 12th century Galicia during the reign of Alfonso VII. Sancho de Roelas, a nobleman who has fallen on hard times, announces to his lord Tello de Neira his intention to marry Elvira de Olite, also of impoverished noble lineage.

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Spanish