Blanco García, op. cit., p. 23. On April 15, 1572, Luis de Leon stated that he was about forty-four (Documentos inéditos, vol. X, p. 180): '...de edad de cuarenta é cuatro años, poco mas ó menos tiempo'. This is perhaps too vague to furnish a basis for a conclusion.
Documentos inéditos, vol. X, p. 173.
Documentos inéditos, vol. X, p. 182. Luis de Leon states that he made up his mind as to his religious vocation within four or five months of reaching Salamanca.