Francisco Villaespesa
Francisco Villaespesa (born October 14, 1877 in Laujar de Andarax , Almería , † April 9, 1936 in Madrid ) was a Spanish writer .
He came from a family of lawyers, joined literary circles at an early age and led an acting troupe . He is considered a pioneer of modernism .
In 1899 he published his first collection of poems "Luchas" (Eng. Fights). His greatest success was "El alcazar de las perlas" (Eng. Pearl castle) in 1911.
Web links
- Literature by and about Francisco Villaespesa in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute in Berlin
- http://www.los-poetas.com/f/villa.htm (span.)
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| SURNAME | Villaespesa, Francisco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laujar de Andarax , Almeria |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1936 |
| Place of death | Madrid |