Federico Garcia Lorca was a legendary Spanish author.
Lorca was born on 5th June 1898. Federico Garcia Rodriguez, his father, was a landowner. His mother, Vicenta Lorca Romero, was a teacher.
Lorca belonged to ‘Generacion del 27’, the great group of artists that included Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel. ‘Romancero Gitano’, was a remarkable collection of poetry that brought him lasting fame.
First published in 1928, ‘Romancero Gitano’ was reprinted seven times during Lorca’s lifetime. ‘Impresiones y paisajes’, his first book, was published in 1918. ‘Libro de Poemas’, is a collection of poems based on Spanish folklore.
His other important poetic works are ‘Llanto por Ignacio Sanchez Mejias’, and the tragedies ‘Bodas de Sangre’, and ‘La casa de Bernarda Alba’.
He toured Spain in 1931, with the theatre group La Barraca. On August 16, 1936, at a time when the Spanish Civil War was brewing, he was arrested from Granada. He was never seen alive again. Fascist forces may have murdered Lorca on August 18th or 19th, 1936. In spite of detailed investigations, his mortal remains were never discovered.