Bento Teixeira

Bento Teixeira
Born1561
Porto, Kingdom of Portugal
Died1618 (aged 56–57)
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
OccupationPoet, teacher
NationalityPortuguese
Literary movementBaroque
Notable worksProsopopeia
SpouseFilipa Raposa

Bento Teixeira (1561? – 1618?) was a Portuguese poet. He is considered to be the introducer of Baroque in the Portuguese province of Brazil.

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