, ▁king ▁of ▁C ana an ; ▁J ael ; ▁Bar ac , ▁a ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁arm ies ▁of ▁Israel . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁in ▁Que ch ua ▁a ▁religious ▁play , ▁El ▁hijo ▁pr ódigo ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Auto ▁sacr amental ▁del ▁hijo ▁pr ódigo ; ▁The ▁Pro dig al ▁Son ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁myth ological ▁piece , ▁El ▁ra pto ▁de ▁Pro ser p ina ▁( The ▁Ab du ction ▁of ▁Pro ser p ina ). ▁ ▁The ▁the atr ical ▁piece ▁O ll ant ay ▁is ▁also ▁attributed ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁a ▁piece ▁def ending ▁Gó ng ora ' s ▁poetry ▁called ▁Ap olog ético ▁en ▁favor ▁de ▁Don ▁Luis ▁de ▁Gó ng ora , ▁Pr ín cipe ▁de ▁los ▁poet as ▁ly ric os ▁de ▁España : ▁contra ▁Manuel ▁de ▁F aria ▁y ▁S ous a , ▁Cav all ero ▁portug ués ▁( 1 6 6 2 ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Ap olog ético , ▁published ▁in ▁Lima ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 2 , ▁Esp in osa ▁Med rano ▁er ud it ely ▁displays ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁classical ▁and ▁contemporary ▁literature . ▁ ▁To ▁support ▁his ▁arguments , ▁Esp in osa ▁Med rano ▁refers ▁to , ▁among ▁others , ▁Ap ule ius , ▁August ine ▁of ▁Hi ppo , ▁the ▁Bible , ▁Cam o ens , ▁C erv antes , ▁Er as mus , ▁F aria , ▁Gar cil aso , ▁H omer , ▁L ope ▁de ▁V ega ,