What little information we have about his life are those contained in his works, where he calls himself a ''militar sardo de la ciudad de L'Alguer'' (a Sardinian soldier from the town of Alghero). He also reported to have been unjustly charged with murder for the love of a young lady from Alghero, for which he was locked up in jail and was later forced to leave Sardinia. Lo Frasso took then refuge in
Barcelona between 1565 and 1571. He published there his first book in 1571, with the title of
Los mil y dozientos consejos y avisos discretos sobre los siete grados y estamentos de nuestra humana vida, subsequently published
El verdadero discurso de la victoria, focused on his glorious vicissitudes during the
Battle of Lepanto. However, Lo Frasso owes his fame mostly to the pastoral novel in
Ottava rima Los diez libros de Fortuna de Amor, supposedly inspired by the works of the Neapolitan writer
Jacopo Sannazzaro. He also wrote sonnets and octaves in
Sardinian, confirming he got in touch with
Gerolamo Araolla and
Giovanni Francesco Fara. == Works ==