Antonio de Nebrija, natural de Lebrija Curiosity · Lebrija, Bajo Guadalquivir, Seville The humanist Antonio de Nebrija, author of the first Spanish grammar (1492), was born in Lebrija (then Nabrissa Veneria) in 1444 and took his literary name from that of his hometown. His birth house was still preserved and venerated by the townspeople in 1632. 1444 Photo: Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela (CC BY 2.5) What to see and do in Lebrija