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Bernardo de Balbuena
Bernardo de Balbuena (c. Valdepeñas (Spain) 1561 – San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 1627) was a Spanish poet. He was the first of a long series of Latin American poets who extolled the special beauties of the New World.
Life.
Born in Valdepeñas, Spain around 1561, Balbuena came to the New World as a young adult and lived in Guadalajara, Jalisco and Mexico City, where he studied theology. In 1606 he returned to Spain and earned the degree of Doctor
Balbuena
Balbuena is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: 
- Agustín Balbuena (born 1945), Argentinian footballer
- Bernardo de Balbuena (1561-1627), Spanish poet
- Edgar Balbuena (born 1980), Paraguayan footballer
- Fabián Balbuena (born 1991), Paraguayan footballer
- Fermín Balbuena (born 1962), Paraguayan footballer and manager
- Guillermina López Balbuena (born 1973), Mexican politician
- José Balbuena (1917-2009), Peruvian-Chilean footballer