The poet, essayist, playwright and politician Jorge Zalamea Borda was born in Bogotá (Colombia) in March 1905, where, at a very young age, he became an active and valued example […]
Lorca´s routes
Pemán y Permartín, José María
Writer, journalist and politician attached to the conservative monarchy, apologist of the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera; he played an active role in the overthrow of the Second Republic […]
Neruda, Pablo (Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto)
Poet, diplomat affiliated since 1945 to the Communist Party, born in the city of Parral (central Chile) on July 12, 1904, under the name of Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, […]
Fernández-Montesinos García-Lorca, Manuel
Politician and trade unionist from Granada, nephew of Federico García Lorca. He was executor and spokesman for the poet’s heirs, as well as promoter, secretary and president of the Federico […]
Castilla Carmona, Virgilio
Merchant and politician born in Granada on July 14, 1888. He was a member of the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party), delegate of the Granada Socialist Association in the PSOE […]
Azaña Díaz, Manuel
Spanish politician and writer. He was president of the Council of Ministers from 1931 to 1933 and president of the Second Republic from 1936 to 1939. He was a contemporary […]
Yoldi Bereau, Jesús
Professor of Chemistry at the University of Granada, mayor and councilman of the municipal corporation of Granada after the proclamation of the Second Republic. He was an active enthusiast of […]
Valdés Guzmán, José
A Spanish military man by family tradition -his father was a general in the Civil Guard-, veteran of the African campaigns, wounded during the Moroccan War and, from 1936, after […]
Trescastro Medina, Juan Luis
Lawyer and conservative politician with an extensive career, member of a family of great influence in the environment of Santa Fe village. In 1934, he became a shareholder and member […]
Torres Martínez, César
Politician and lawyer trained at the University of Santiago de Compostela and civil governor during the Republic in Lugo, Almería, Ávila, Jaén and Granada. In the latter city he was […]
Soriano Lapresa (or de la Presa), Francisco
Lawyer, professor of Law and professor of the music conservatory of Granada, graduated in Philosophy and Arts, influential member of El Rinconcillo; an exotic character, highly cultured and a “perfect […]
Santa Cruz y Garcés de Marcilla, Juan José
Engineer, politician and writer, member of a family of aristocrats: his father was Baron of Andilla and his mother was a descendant of Diego de Marcilla, one of the Lovers […]
Ruiz Alonso, Ramón
Typographer, Member of the Parliament of the Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas (CEDA) party, founded by José María Gil Robles (with whom he met at the Salesianos school in Salamanca) […]
Navarro Pardo, José
Arabist, professor, journalist and Spanish politician. He was mayor of Granada between January 8 and February 20, 1936. He belonged to the El Rinconcillo literary gathering at the Café Alameda, […]
Morla Lynch, Carlos
Chilean diplomat, amateur musician and writer. Friend of Federico García Lorca during the Second Republic. He left a memoir and a book about his friendship with the poet. The important […]
González López, Agustina (La Zapatera) (The Shoemaker)
Agustina González, nicknamed La Zapatera (The Shoemaker), was a politician, writer and artist from Granada. She was a flamboyant character who was considered by some to be a crackpot for […]
García-Valdecasas and García-Valdecasas, Alfonso
Professor of Civil Law, Spanish lawyer and politician. He was born in Montefrío. His father and brother were also professors of civil law in Granada. He was a friend of […]
García Labella, Joaquín
Spanish politician, jurist and university professor. Member of the El Rinconcillo at the Café Alameda in the early twentieth century. In it he met other personalities from the world of […]
Gallego Burín, Antonio
Art historian, university professor, writer and Spanish politician. Best known for having been mayor of Granada after the military uprising of 1936. He was for a time a close friend […]
Fernández-Montesinos Lustau, Manuel
Spanish doctor and socialist politician, last constitutional mayor of Granada during the 2nd Republic. He was shot by the rebels at the beginning of the Civil War. In the 1920s, […]
De los Ríos Urruti, Fernando
A leading figure in Spanish socialist thought, he was a professor of law at the University of Granada and the University of Madrid. As Minister of Education and Minister of […]