“Del turco vencedor al turco derrotado: La santa Liga de Lope de Vega y su relación con La destruyción de Constantinopla de Gabriel Lobo Lasso de la Vega”

Structural parallelisms between Lope de Vega’s La santa Liga and Lobo Lasso de la Vega’s tragedy are pointed out in this paper, based on the common theme of the clash between the Ottoman empire and Christendom. It also points out relationships between Lope’s piece and other theatrical works of the last quarter of the 16th century that dramatize some armed conflicts in which Christians and Muslims are involved. This approach helps explain some aspects of La Santa Liga that remain unexplained in previous investigations based on other literary sources such as epic poems or historical works.