which are anonymous. The largest amount of romances comes from the 16th century, although early works were from the 14th century. Many musicians of Spain used these poems in their pieces throughout the Renaissance. Cut offs, archaic speech, and recurrent dialogue are common characteristics among these poems; however the type and focus were diverse. Lyrical romances are also a sizeable part of this era. During the 17th century, they were recycled and renewed. Some authors still stayed consistent with the original format. By the 20th century, the tradition still continued. Notable Spanish poets Early Middle Ages Mozarab Jarchas, the first expression of Spanish poetry, in Mozárabe dialect Mester de Juglaría Cantar de Mio Cid Mester de Clerecía Juan Ruiz, Arcipreste de Hita Gonzalo de Berceo Troubadours Xohán de Cangas Palla (troubadour) Paio Soares de Taveirós Later Middle Ages Macías Pero Ferrus Juan Rodríguez de la Cámara Alfonso Martínez de Toledo, Arcipreste de Talavera Jorge Manrique Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquess of Santillana Juan de Mena Arabic and Hebrew poetry during the Moorish period During the time when Spain was occupied by the Arabs after the early 8th century, the Iberian Peninsula was influenced by the Arabic language in both the central and southern regions. Latin still prevailed in the north. The Jewish culture had its own Golden Age through the span of the 10th to 12th centuries in Spain. Hebrew poetry was usually in the style of Piyyut; however, under Muslim rule in Spain, the style changed. These poets began to write again in what was the "pure language of the Bible". Beforehand, poems were written in Midrash. This change was a result of the commitment the Arabs had to the Koran. Tempos and secular topics were now prevalent in Hebrew poetry. However, these poems were only reflections of events seen by the Jews and not of ones practiced themselves. The Alhambra Poets: Ibn al-Yayyab Ibn Zamrak Ibn al-Khatib Ibn Sahl of Sevilla Ibn Hazm of Córdoba Ibn Gabirol Moses ibn Ezra Abraham ibn Ezra Ibn Quzman Ibn Arabi After 1492 Anonymous writers of the Romancero Juan Boscán Gutierre de Cetina Alonso de Ercilla Santa Teresa de Jesús San Juan de la Cruz Fernando de Herrera Garcilaso de la Vega Juan del Encina Fray Luis de León Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Lope de Rueda Ausiàs March (in Valencian) The Golden Age (El Siglo de Oro) This epoch includes the