Francisco del Castillo Andraca

Francisco del Castillo O.Merced or Francisco del Castillo Andraca (1716–1770) was a Peruvian poet, writer and priest of the Order of Mercy. Not to be confused with his namesake Francisco del Castillo SJ ( Jesuit of the seventeenth century), also from Lima.
Blind from birth, he was known as "El Ciego de La Merced" (The Blind Man from Mercy), and was a talented poet who combined wit and humor in his verses. Ricardo Palma would make a short biography of him (with some poems included), in his "Peruvian Traditions".