CANIZARES, JOSE DE (1676-175o), Spanish dramatist, was born at Madrid on July 4, 1676, entered the army and retired with the rank of captain in 1702 to act as censor of the Madrid theatres, and steward to the duke of Osuna. In his 14th year Canizares recast a play by Lope de Vega under the title of Las Cuentas del Gran Capitdn, and he speedily became a fashionable playwright. His originality, however, is slight, and El Domine Lucas, the only one of his pieces that is still read, is an adaptation from Lope de Vega. Canizares produced a version of Racine's I phigenie shortly before 1716, and is to some extent responsible for the destruction of the old Spanish drama. He died on Sept. 4, at Madrid.