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Miguel Hernández was a Spanish poet, playwright, writer, and dramaturge born in Orihuela in 1910. He was a member of the Generation of ‘27 and wrote primarily in Spanish, though he also spoke Catalan. His notable works include *El crimen fue en Granada*, *Obra poetica completa*, *Cancionero y romancero de Ausencias*, *Versos en la guerra*, and *Imagen de tu huella*.
He was married to Josefina Manresa, and they had two children. Hernández died in Alicante in 1942 from natural causes due to tuberculosis. He is buried in the Cemetery of Alicante. His copyright is represented by SGAE, and he is described in the Spanish Biographical Dictionary.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1910
- Died
- 1942
- Works
- 165
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Key facts
- Born
- Miguel Hernández Gilabert , ( 1910-10-30 ) 30 October 1910, Orihuela , Spain
- Died
- 28 March 1942 (1942-03-28) (aged 31), Alicante , Spain
- Occupation
- Poet , playwright
- Language
- Spanish
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Genre
- Poetry
- Literary movement
- Generation of '27 , Generation of '36
- Notable works
- El rayo que no cesa , Viento del pueblo , El hombre acecha , Cancionero y romancero de ausencias
- Spouse
- Josefina Manresa (1916–1987)
- Children
- Manuel Ramón (1937–1938) , Manuel Miguel (1939–1984)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hernández
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Orihuela
- Place of death
- Alicante
- Spouse
- Josefina Manresa
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- theatre manager
- Employer
- La Barraca
- Languages spoken
- Catalan
- Native language
- Spanish
- Genre
- theatre
- Movement
- Generation of ‘27
- Conflict
- Spanish Civil War
- Official website
- www.miguelhernandezvirtual.es
- Image
- Miguel hernandez.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Miguel Hernández
- date of birth
- 1910-10-30
- date of death
- 1942-03-28
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- described by source
- Spanish Biographical Dictionary
- topic's main category
- Category:Miguel Hernández
- place of burial
- Cemetery of Alicante
- name in native language
- Miguel Hernández
- writing language
- Spanish
- copyright representative
- SGAE
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons Creator page
- Miguel Hernández
- allegiance
- Second Spanish Republic
- military unit
- Spanish Republican Army
- birth name
- Miguel Hernández Gilabert
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
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Encyclopedic overview
Miguel Hernández Gilabert (30 October 1910 – 28 March 1942) was a 20th-century Spanish-language poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27 and the Generation of '36 movements. Born and raised in a family of low resources, he was self-taught in what refers to literature, and struggled against an unfavourable environment to build up his intellectual education, such as a father who physically abused him for spending time with books instead of working, and who took him out of school as soon as he finished his primary education. At school, he became a friend of Ramón Sijé, a well-educated boy who lent and recommended books to Hernández, and whose death would inspire his most famous poem, Elegy.
Hernández died of tuberculosis, imprisoned due to his active participation on the Republican side of the civil war. His last book, Cancionero y romancero de ausencias [es], was published after his death, and is a collection of the poems he wrote in prison, some written in rudimentary pieces of toilet paper, others preserved in letters to his wife, is considered one of the finest pieces of Spanish poetry of the 20th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Miguel Hernández” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.