Barrio Gótico in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Rómulo Gallegos
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 18, 2019
1. Rómulo Gallegos Marker
(Catalan:)
Rómulo Gallegos
Novelista eminent
President de la Republica
de Venezuela
Caracas 1884-1969
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Here lived and wrote (1930) Rómulo Gallegos, eminent novelist and President of the Republica of Venezuela. Caracas 1884-1969.
Erected by Ajuntament de Barcelona.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics.
Location. 41° 23.104′ N, 2° 10.239′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Barrio Gótico. Marker is on La Rambla just south of Plaça de Catalunya. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: La Rambla, 138, Barcelona, Cataluña 08002, Spain. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Andreu Nin (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Roman Sepulchral Way and Vila de Madrid Square (about 150 meters away); "La Solidaridad" (about 150 meters away); Antoni Tàpies i Puig
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Also see . . . Rómulo Gallegos (Wikipedia). "Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of some nine months during 1948, he was the first cleanly elected president in his country's history....He began his work as a schoolteacher, writer, classical music enthusiast, and journalist in 1903. His novel Doña Bárbara was first published in 1929, and it was because of the book's criticisms of the regime of longtime dictator Juan Vicente Gómez that he was forced to flee the country. He took refuge in Spain, where he continued to write: his acclaimed novels Cantaclaro (1934) and Canaima (1935) date from this period. He returned to Venezuela in 1936..." (Submitted on October 5, 2019.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 18, 2019
2. Rómulo Gallegos Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here to the left of the hotel entrance.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
