Rosalia de castro biography
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Castro, Rosalía de (1837–1885)
Galician writer, best known for her poetry and for her contribution to the revival of the Galician language in Spain. Name variations: María Rosalía Rita; Rosalía Castro de Murguía; Rosalia de Castro.
Rosalia de castro biography
Born on February 24, 1837, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain;died in Padrón, Galicia, Spain, on July 15, 1885, of uterine or stomach cancer; daughter of María Teresa da Cruz de Castro y Abadía (of noble family) and José Martínez Viojo (a priest); attended school in Santiago where she learned music, drawing and French; married Manuel Martínez Murguía on October 10, 1858, in Madrid; children: Alejandra (b.
1859); Aurea (b. 1869); twins Gala and Ovidio (b. 1871 or 1872); Amara (b. 1874); Adriano (b. 1875, died in infancy); Valentina (1877–1877).
Began composing verses at age 11 or 12; published first book of poetry (1857); enjoyed first publicly acclaimed poetry collection Cantares gallegos (Galician Songs, 1863); published second poetry collectio