| Carlos Luis de Cuenca y Velasco | |
| Birth Date: | January 8, 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
| Death Place: | Ávila, Spain |
| Occupation: | Journalist, writer, poet, playwright |
Carlos Luis de Cuenca y Velasco (Madrid, January 8, 1849 – Ávila, September 2, 1927) was a Spanish journalist, writer, poet, and playwright.
Born in Madrid[1] on January 8, 1849,[2] he studied law at the Central University of Madrid.[3] He was head of the legal corps of the Army and worked as a journalist for La Ilustración Española y Americana, La Correspondencia Militar, Revista Popular, ABC, Heraldo de Madrid, El Debate and Blanco y Negro.[4] He was also the director of La Ilustración de la Infancia.
He used the pseudonyms "Luis de Charles," "Fulano de Tal," and "Mefistófeles".
Among his theatrical works are Fama inmortal, La herencia de un rey, Entregar la carta, Franceses y prusianos, Mambrú, La divina zarzuela, De Madrid a la luna, Un nudo morrocotudo, La tarjeta de Canuto, Lysistrata, and Cristóbal Colón.[5]
He died in Ávila,[6] on September 2, 1927.[7] After his death, he was buried in the city's cemetery, in a family pantheon.[8] He is the great-grandfather of Luis Alberto de Cuenca.[9]