José María Pemán
José María Pemán y Pemartín (born May 8, 1898 in Cádiz , † July 19, 1981 ibid) was a Spanish writer and lawyer. He belonged to the fascist movement Falange Española .
In 1927 he wrote a text for the Spanish national anthem on behalf of Miguel Primo de Rivera , which was also used under Franco in a modified form. In newspaper articles he opposed the Second Spanish Republic . After the Spanish Civil War , in Franquism , he was chairman of the Real Academia Española from 1938 to 1946 . He wrote prose, poetry and verse dramas in which he felt obliged to national and religious traditions, edited ancient dramas and wrote screenplays and essays.
Works in German translation
- Flaming Spain. The Spanish people's struggle for freedom in crusade speeches and war reports . Otto Müller Verlag, Salzburg and Leipzig 1938.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bailey W. Diffie: The Ideology of Hispanidad . In: The Hispanic American Historical Review , Vol. 23, No. 3, August 1943, p. 459.
- ↑ Friederike König: Spain wants to sing along . In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten of January 14, 2008. p. 4.
- ↑ José María Pemán. In: Biografías y Vidas. Retrieved August 2, 2008 (Spanish).
Web links
- Literature by and about José María Pemán in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pemán, José María |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pemán y Pemartín, José María |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cadiz |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1981 |
| Place of death | Cadiz |