Fathers of Spanish History 138 Gerónimo de Zurita 138 Ambrosio de Morales 141 Diego de Mendoza 142 Ribadeneyra, Siguenza 142 Juan de Mariana 143 His Persecutions 146 His History of Spain 147 Prudencio Sandoval 151 Spanish Discoveries and Conquests 153 Antonio de Herrera 153 Bartolomé de Argensola 155 Garcilasso de la Vega, Inca 155 Francisco de Moncada 159 Coloma, Marquis of Espinar 160 Manuel Melo 161 Saavedra Faxardo 164 Antonio Solís 164 Character of Spanish History 167 CHAPTER XXXIX. DIDACTIC PROSE. Proverbs 169 Oldest 170 Marquis of Santillana 170 Garay, Valles, Nuñez 171 Mal Lara, Palmireno 172 Oudin, Sorapan, Cejudo 172 Juan de Yriarte 173 Great Number of Proverbs 173 Didactic Prose 174 Antonio de Torquemada 174 Christóval de Acosta 175 Luis de Granada 176 Juan de la Cruz 178 Santa Teresa 179 School of Spiritualists 180 Malon de Chaide 180 Agustin de Roxas 181 Suarez de Figueroa 183 Marquez, Vera y Zuñiga 184 Fernandez de Navarrete 184 Saavedra Faxardo 185 Quevedo, Antonio de Vega 186 Nieremberg, Benavente 186 Guzman, Dantisco 187 Andrada, Villalobos 188 Aleman, Faria y Sousa 188 Francisco de Andrade 189 Cultismo in Spanish Prose 190 Paravicino 191 Baltazar Gracian 191 Cultismo prevails 194 Juan de Zabaleta 194 Lozano, Heredia, Ramirez 195 Small Success of Didactic Prose 196 CHAPTER XL. CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE PERIOD.