For 10 points, name this Spanish author of The Mayor of Zalamea and Life is a Dream.
One of this writer's plays inspired a fictional drama in the novel United States of Banana in which all Latin Americans receive passports to the 51st state Puerto Rico. One of his works opens with two strangers losing their horses to lightning when they approach a fortress. In that work, the Muscovite Rosaura recognizes a sword, which causes her life to be spared. One of his characters is Gutierre, who suspects that his wife Mencia is cuckolding him. This author of (*) The Surgeon of His Honor wrote about a regiment that passes through the village of Pedro Crespo in a work in which he is appointed to the title post. His play set in Poland features prince Segismundo, who is unsure whether his life corresponds to reality. For 10 points, name this Spanish author of The Mayor of Zalamea and Life is a Dream.
One of this writer's plays inspired a fictional drama in the novel United States of Banana in which all Latin Americans receive passports to the 51st state Puerto Rico.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca