Federico García Lorca

Writer

Date of birth : 06/04/1898

Date of death : 08/19/1936

City of birth : Fuente Vaqueros, Granada, Andalucía, Spain

Federíco Garcia Lorca was born in the south of Spain (Andalusia) in 1898 and soon became the region's most famous artist. A poet, playwright, artist, musician and lecturer, he wrote groundbreaking plays such as 'Blood Wedding' and 'Yerma'. His support of the Spanish Republic in the 1930s led to his execution in 1936.