Ferdinand de, a Spanish poet of the 16th century, was a native of Seville. In the year 1582, he published a collection of poems of the lyric and heroic species, which were reprinted in 1619. By these he obtained a considerable reputation as a favourite of the muses, and made him be regarded as the first lyric poet belonging to Spain. As to his style, it is generally allowed to be neat, elegant, copious, and correct. He likewise published an edition of Garcilasso de la Vega, with notes; a narrative of the war of Cyprus, and of the battle of Lepanto.