FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCAJUNE 5 1898- AUGUST 19

1936By Kyle Dilts

Birth: 1898

In June of 1898, Federico García Lorca was born to a farm owner and his wife. He was born at, and lived most of his childhood at, Fuente Vaqueros. He later moved to Granada in 1909.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca

Federico’s house

First book is published: 1918

In 1918, he published his first book. It was called Impresiones y Paisajes (Impressions and Landscapes). This is the first of many books that he will write.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca

Cover of Impresiones y Paisajes

García Lorca moves to Madrid 1919

In 1919, García Lorca moved to Madrid. He writes most of his poems here. He stays in Madrid for the next fifteen years.

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/163

A picture of Paleis, Madrid

1922: the Fiesta de Cante Jondo

A major moment in his career was in 1922 when he attended the Fiesta de Canta Jondo. He found many inspirations for his music from folk traditions and gypsy music. He wrote many things on this inspiration, notable the Poema del Cante Jondo (Deep Song 1931) and Primer Romancero Gitano (the Gypsy Ballads 1924-1927).

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/fglorca.htm

Modern day Poema del Cante Jondo poster

García Lorca visits America: 1929-1930

When García visted the Untied States he stayed mostly in New York City. He studied briefly at the Columbia University School of General Studies. During his time in the United States, he wrote Poeta en Nueva York. He also wrote the play El Público (The Replublic). This play wasn’t released until 1970.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca

Kent Hall in the Columbia University School of General Studies.

Started his own theatre company:1931

In 1931, García Lorca returned to Spain after a trip to America. His company consisted mostly of students, that went around giving free performances of Spanish classics. The company also produced three “rural tragedies”, such as Blood Wedding (1933), Yerma (1934), and The House of Bernarda Alb. Bermara Alb was supposed to be part of a trilogy, but the trilogy was never finished.

http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc67.html

A modern day poster advertising Blood Wedding

Lorca writes Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter (1935).

In 1935, Lorca wrote Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter (1935). This was his last major poem before his death. It is also considered his best by most critics.

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/fglorca.htm

A modern day cover for Lament for the Death

of a Bullfighter

Spanish Civil War, and his death: July 1936

In July of 1936, only three days after García left Madrid, the Spanish Civil War broke out. He was going to go to Granada, a city widely known to be very conservative. His brother-in-law, Manuel Fernández-Montesinos, was the socialist mayor of Granada. He was shot on the eighteenth of August, and García was arrested a few hours afterward. He was killed by Nationalist militia the next day.

A monument dedicated to Federico García Lorca

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