Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Spanish: ; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language, and one of the world’s pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work often cited as both the first modern novel and one of the pinnacles of world
aría Rosalía Rita de Castro Galician pronunciation: ; 24 February 1837 – 15 July 1885, was a Galician poet, strongly identified with her native Galicia and the celebration of the Galician language. Rosalía with her family – 1884 (J. Palmeiro). Contents 1Life 2Legacy 3International translations 4Recognition 5Works 5.1In Galician 5.2In Spanish 6Settings in music 7References
Camilo José Cela y Trulock, 1st Marquis of Iria Flavia Spanish: ; 11 May 1916 – 17 January 2002 was a Spanish novelist, poet, story writer and essayist associated with the Generation of ’36 movement. He was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Literature “for a rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision
Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño 17 January 1600 – 25 May 1681, usually referred as Pedro Calderón de la Barca (UK: /ˌkældəˈrɒn ˌdeɪ læ ˈbɑːrkə/, US: /ˌkɑːldəˈroʊn ˌdeɪ lə -, – ˌdɛ lə -/; Spanish: ), was a dramatist, poet, writer and a knight of the Order of Santiago, known primarily for being one of the most distinguished Baroque writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially
Antonio Buero Vallejo September 29, 1916 – April 29, 2000 was a Spanish playwright associated with the Generation of ’36 movement and considered the most important Spanish dramatist of the Spanish Civil War. Contents 1Biography 2Awards 3Works 4See also 5Footnotes 6External links Biography During his career he won three National Theater Prizes (in 1957, 1958 and
Gustavo Adolfo Claudio Domínguez Bastida February 17, 1836 – December 22, 1870, better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (Spanish pronunciation: ), was a Spanish Romanticist poet and writer (mostly short stories), also a playwright, literary columnist, and talented in drawing. Today he is considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature, and is considered by some as the most
Pío Baroja y Nessi 28 December 1872 – 30 October 1956 was a Spanish writer, one of the key novelists of the Generation of ’98. He was a member of an illustrious family, his brother Ricardo was a painter, writer and engraver, and his nephew Julio Caro Baroja, son of his younger sister Carmen, was
Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo Spanish pronunciation: ; 26 April 1898 – 14 December 1984 was a Spanish poet who was born in Seville. Aleixandre received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977 “for a creative poetic writing which illuminates man’s condition in the cosmos and in present-day society, at the same time representing the great renewal
Rafael Alberti Merello 16 December 1902 – 28 October 1999 was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of ’27. He is considered one of the greatest literary figures of the so-called Silver Age of Spanish Literature, and he won numerous prizes and awards. He died aged 96. After the Spanish Civil War, he went into exile because of his Marxist beliefs.
Felipe VI or Philip VI Spanish: ; Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968 is the King of Spain. He ascended the throne on 19 June 2014 upon the abdication of his father, Juan Carlos I. His mother is Queen Sofía, and he has two elder sisters, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, and Infanta