Find A Grave - Cementerio Civil

Baroja, Pío b. December 28, 1872 d. October 30, 1956
Author. Noted Spanish writer, born in San Sebastián (País Vasco). He was part of the Generation of 1898. He is remembered for his books "La Busca", "Las Inquietudes de Shanti Andía", "El Mundo es Ansí", "El Arbol de la Ciencia" and "Zalacaín, el Aventurero." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio Civil, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Guillén, Claudio b. September 2, 1924 d. January 27, 2007
Author, Essayist. Son of writer Jorge Guillén, Claudio was forced into exile with his family after the Spanish Civil War. He moved to the United States, where he studied at Williams College. After fighting against the fascism with Free French forces during World War II he returned to the US, where he was a Professor in the Universities of San Diego, Princeton, and Harvard, from 1965 to 1985. In 1982, he returned to Spain, where he worked at the University of Barcelona and was the President of...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio Civil, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Ibarruri, Dolores b. December 9, 1895 d. November 12, 1989
Dolores Ibárruri Gómez, also known as La Pasionaria (the passion flower) (November 12, 1895–December 9, 1989) was a Spanish political leader. She was Secretary General of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) (1944–1960), President of the Communist Party of Spain (1960–1989), and a member of the Cortes (1936 and 1977–1979). Born into a poor mining family in the town of Gallarta, province of Vizcaya, in the Basque Country of Spain, Ibárruri was the eighth of eleven children. She wanted to teach...[Read More] (Bio by: Gwen)
Cementerio Civil, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Iglesias, Pablo b. October 18, 1850 d. December 9, 1925
Political figure in Spain, was born in the city of El Ferrol in the region of La Coruña. Coming from a very humble and poor family, Paulino, as he was referred to by family and close friends, attended school since he was six until he was nine years old, due to the death of his father, which was the pillar of his family. As a result, he moves to Madrid, along with his mother and smaller brother. All three made the trip on foot, pushing a handcart with what little they had. Once in Madrid...[Read More] (Bio by: Fernando)
Cementerio Civil, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Plot: Main Entrance, second grave on the left
Millares, Manolo b. February 17, 1926 d. August 14, 1972
Spanish Painter born in Las Palmas. He worked between surrealism and abstraction. Among his works are "El Personaje," "La Paloma," (included in "Antropofaunas") "Eva," "Neanderthalios" and "Animales del desierto". He was founder of El Paso, a group of young painters. He died of a brain tumor. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio Civil, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Otero, Blas de b. March 15, 1916 d. June 29, 1979
Poet. He is remembered for his books "Cántico Espiritual," "Ángel Fieramente Humano," "Redoble de Conciencia," "Pido la Paz y la Palabra," "Mientras" and "País." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cementerio Civil, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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