Vicente Espinel

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Vicente Espinel
Born	Vicente Gómez Martínez-Espinel (1550-12-28)December 28, 1550 Ronda, Kingdom of Granada, Crown of Castile
Died	February 4, 1624(1624-02-04) (aged 73) Madrid, Kingdom of Castile, Crown of Castile
Education	University of Salamanca
Occupation(s)	Writer, musician, composer

Vicente Gómez Martínez-Espinel (Spanish pronunciation: [biˈθente espiˈnel]; 28 December 1550 – 4 February 1624) was a Spanish writer and musician of the Siglo de Oro. He is credited with the creation of the modern poetic form of the décima, composed of ten octameters, named espinela in Spanish after him.