Spanish dramatist, born at Toledo; the only circumstance recorded of his life is that he became a knight of Santiago in 1644. The exact date of his death is unknown. His plays were published in 164045; the best of his dramatic compositions, Del Rey abajo Ninguno, is not included in the collection and was printed separately under the title of Garcia del Castañar. Of his other pieces, apart from their intrinsic merit, an international interest attaches to No hay padre siendo rey, which was borrowed by Rotrou for his Venceslas; to Donde hay agravios no hay zelos and the Amo criado, which were imitated by Scarron in his Jodelet Souffleté and Maître Valet; to Entre Bobos anda el juego, the source of Thomas Corneilles Don Bertrand de Cigarral, as well as of Scarrons Don Japhet dArmenie; to Obligados y ofendidos, from which are derived Les Généreux Ennemis by Boisrobert, Les Illustres Ennemis by Thomas Corneille, and Scarrons Écolier de Salamanque; and to La traición busca el castigo, upon which are based Vanbrughs False Friend and Lesages Traître puni. Rojas Zorrillas power of conveying a tragic impression is manifest in Garcia del Castañar; his chief defect is his persistent preciosity of diction.