Background
Felipe Godínez was born into a Portuguese Jewish family. His father was Méndez Duarte Godinez and his mother"s name was Mary Denis Manrique.
Felipe Godínez was born into a Portuguese Jewish family. His father was Méndez Duarte Godinez and his mother"s name was Mary Denis Manrique.
Felipe pursued his higher education in Seville. In 1610, he graduated with a Bachelor of Theology degree from the Colegio Mayor de Santa Maria de Jesus of Seville. He also immersed himself in ecclesiastical studies.
Felipe was the youngest of seven children. Godínez petered out toward the last twenty years of his life. He had stopped writing plays by then, and his only works during this period were a few poems.
He died on December 3, 1659 at his Madrid home.
He was buried in the church of San Justo y Pastor.