Pronunciation: /rʊˌiːθ deɪ ˌalɑːˈkɒn iː mɛnˌdəʊsə, ˌrrwiθ de alarˈkon i menˌdoθa, ˌrrwis, menˌdosa/
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(1580–1639), Spanish dramatist, born in Mexico City. His most famous play, the moral comedy La Verdad sospechosa, was the basis of Corneille’s Le Menteur (1642).