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Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao

1886 - 1950

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Alfonso Daniel Manuel Rodríguez Castelao (30 January 1886 – 7 January 1950), commonly known as Castelao, was a Galician politician, writer, painter and doctor. He is one of the fathers of Galician nationalism, promoting Galician identity and culture, and was one of the main names behind the cultural movement Xeración Nós. He was also one of the founders and president of the Galicianist Party and had a great influence on the renovating group of Galician art known as Os renovadores. Castelao is considered to be the most important figure in Galician culture of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao is the 3,166th most popular writer (up from 3,382nd in 2019), the 1,044th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,111th in 2019) and the 114th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao ranks 3,166 out of 7,302. Before him are Juan Marsé, Malak Hifni Nasif, Péter Szondi, Lev Kopelev, Alexandros Papadiamantis, and Edwin Arnold. After him are Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé, Ronald Harwood, Farag Foda, Mário de Sá-Carneiro, Aemilius Macer, and Muazzez İlmiye Çığ.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao ranks 154. Before him are Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, Constant Permeke, Itzhak Katzenelson, Rebecca Clarke, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, and Malak Hifni Nasif. After him are August Rei, Mikhail Tereshchenko, Ernst May, Othmar Schoeck, Dimitri Uznadze, and Divna Veković. Among people deceased in 1950, Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao ranks 98. Before him are Edwin Sutherland, Edgar Lee Masters, Santiago Casares Quiroga, Théodore Steeg, John C. Woods, and Joseph, Duke of Parma. After him are Edward Arthur Milne, Ernst Wiechert, Dimitri Uznadze, Al Jolson, Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, and Heinrich Tessenow.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao ranks 1,044 out of 3,355. Before him are Dámaso Alonso (1898), Miguel Ángel González Suárez (1947), José María Zárraga (1930), García Jiménez of Pamplona (800), Juan Marsé (1933), and Ramiro Ledesma Ramos (1905). After him are Migueli (1951), Pedri (2002), Count Theodosius (310), Sandro Rosell (1964), Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily (1343), and Maria de Luna (1353).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao ranks 114. Before him are Juan Pablo Bonet (1579), Àngel Guimerà (1845), Louis of Granada (1504), Juan Ruiz (1283), Dámaso Alonso (1898), and Juan Marsé (1933). After him are Ignacio Ramonet (1943), Pedro Salinas (1891), Joan Maragall (1860), Joan Brossa (1919), Manuel José Quintana (1772), and Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (1450).

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