# Diego Hurtado de Mendoza — The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes character guide

> Diego Hurtado de Mendoza in The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes by Anonymous.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Don Diego de Mendoza, Diego, Don Diego

**First appearance:** 0002-don-diego-hurtado-de-mendoza-author-of-lazarillo-de-tormes

## Who they are

The nobleman-poet to whom Lazarillo de Tormes is traditionally attributed, a Mendoza scion whose lineage runs from chivalric battlefields to the Marquis of Santillana's verse.

## Relationships

### [Íñigo López de Mendoza](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_lazarillo_de_tormes_se/characters/inigo_lopez_de_mendoza)

_family_

Diego and Íñigo are brothers, sharing a close familial bond and mutual support in their noble pursuits.

### [Maria de Haro](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_lazarillo_de_tormes_se/characters/maria_de_haro)

_family_

Diego is Maria's brother-in-law, and their interactions are cordial and family-oriented.

### [Doña Eleanor Hurtado](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_lazarillo_de_tormes_se/characters/dona_eleanor_hurtado)

_family_

Diego is Doña Eleanor's son, and their relationship is one of filial respect and maternal concern.

### [Lazarillo de Tormes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_lazarillo_de_tormes_se/characters/lazarillo_de_tormes)

_social_

Diego and Lazarillo are acquaintances, with Diego occasionally observing or commenting on Lazarillo's rise in society.

## In the story

### [The Family of Mendoza](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_lazarillo_de_tormes_se/chapters/the-family-of-mendoza)

Mentioned as a descendant of the Mendoza family and the subject of the chapter's genealogical focus.

### [Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Author of Lazarillo de Tormes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_lazarillo_de_tormes_se/chapters/don-diego-hurtado-de-mendoza-author-of-lazarillo-de-tormes)

The author of Lazarillo de Tormes, born in 1503, educated at Salamanca, and later a diplomat and scholar.

### [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_lazarillo_de_tormes_se/chapters/prologue)

The noble patron to whom the prologue is addressed, representing the audience of honor and status.

## Links

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