 At this point he was presumed to have been a reputable writer.Bray de Reminjo described him as "intellectual", a Castilian from Arévalo, and described that in addition to speaking Spanish and being well-versed in "aljamiado", he also read Arabic, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.His works show his familiarity with the Quran, the writings of Thomas à Kempis, especially "The Imitation of Christ", as well as the medieval novel "La Celestina".