RT info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis T1 The Open Ends of Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar A1 Bulnes Vicente, Lidia A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras K1 Closure K1 Ambassador K1 Count K1 Ending K1 Valladolid K1 Gondomar K1 Cierre K1 Embajador K1 Conde K1 Final K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas AB Diego Sarmiento de Acuña was one of the most relevant Spanish diplomats in the early 17th century, but despite his renowned career, he was afflicted by a recurrent succession of open ends throughout his life. The ambassador has left a trace that I intend to study in relation to the uncompleted nature of many aspects of his persona, as an ambassador, a courtier, and as a fictional character. To carry out this investigation, I will define the ideas of end and closure and apply the concepts to the ends that he experienced in life, his passing and the ends of his character in the following works of literature: Thomas Scott’s Vox Populi and John Reynolds’ Vox Coeli. I intend to explore the possible reasons behind the lack of closed ends in his life and the ways in which they have affected his image before and even after his death. YR 2024 FD 2024 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/72028 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/72028 DS UVaDOC RD 06-ene-2025