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Rosalía de Castro

1837 - 1885

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María Rosalía Rita de Castro (Galician pronunciation: [rosaˈli.ɐ ðɪ ˈkastɾʊ]; 23 February 1837 – 15 July 1885), was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely regarded as the greatest Galician cultural icon, she was a leading figure in the emergence of the literary Galician language. Through her work, she projected multiple emotions, including the yearning for the celebration of Galician identity and culture, and female empowerment. She is credited with challenging the traditional female writer archetype. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rosalía de Castro is the 1,144th most popular writer (up from 1,160th in 2019), the 368th most popular biography from Spain (up from 375th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Spanish Writer.

Rosalía de Castro is most famous for her work as a writer and poet, but she also worked as a teacher, journalist, and translator. She was the first woman to publish a novel in Galicia.

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Among writers, Rosalía de Castro ranks 1,144 out of 7,302. Before her are David Lodge, Johanna Schopenhauer, Sarojini Naidu, Elif Shafak, Jean Moréas, and Alain-Fournier. After her are John Dickson Carr, Andrei Bely, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Chiara Lubich, Assia Djebar, and Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse.

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Among people born in 1837, Rosalía de Castro ranks 27. Before her are John Newlands, Vasil Levski, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Georges Ernest Boulanger, Ilia Chavchavadze, and Queen Cheorin. After her are Empress Dowager Ci'an, Émile Waldteufel, Francis, Duke of Teck, Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Arnold Janssen, and Vasily Radlov. Among people deceased in 1885, Rosalía de Castro ranks 12. Before her are Muhammad Ahmad, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Carl Spitzweg, and Jens Peter Jacobsen. After her are L'Inconnue de la Seine, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Charles George Gordon, Thomas Andrews, Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, and Edmond François Valentin About.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rosalía de Castro ranks 368 out of 3,355. Before her are José Sanjurjo (1872), Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi (844), Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso (-100), Chindasuinth (563), Fernando Hierro (1968), and Manolete (1917). After her are Hisham II (965), Juana Enríquez (1425), Yusuf I of Granada (1318), Juan Negrín (1892), Fernando Torres (1984), and Ferdinand Columbus (1488).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Rosalía de Castro ranks 37. Before her are Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), Abraham Abulafia (1240), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), and Jorge Semprún (1923). After her are Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), Joanot Martorell (1415), Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (912), Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), and Pío Baroja (1872).

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