In Cervantes book of 1585, La Galatea,
the shepherdess Galatea is loved by Elicio and Erastro,
universally praised for her beauty and discretion,
but is promised in marriage by her father Aurelio
to a shepherd in Portugal.
Dr. Howard Mancing,
Cognoscenti of Wizard Academy,
Professor of Spanish Literature at Purdue University,
Author of The Cervantes Encyclopedia,
President of The Cervantes Society