Cortes in Madrid, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
León Felipe
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 18, 2022
1. León Felipe Marker
Seudónimo de Felipe Camino Galicia de la Rosa
(Tábara, Zamora 1884 - Ciudad de México, 1968)
Hijo de notario, ejerció como farmacéutico en su botica, viajó por España como actor de una compañia teatral, frecuentó la bohemia madrileña y tras viajar por Africa y América se exilló en México en 1933. Su poesía, Versos y oraciones de caminante, Drop a star, Vendrá una espada de luz es una mezcla de arrebato místico y compromiso político. La Guerra Civil española le inspiró una lírica llena de tristeza y desesperación iniciando su época más rebelde y combativa con La insignia, El payaso de las bofetadas y el pescador de caña, El hacha, Español del éxodo y del llanto, Canarás la luz, Llamadme republicano y Oh, este viejo y rato violín! entre otras.
León Felipe
Pseudonym of Felipe Camino Galicia de la Rosa
(Tábara, Zamora, Spain 1884 - Mexico City, 1968)
The son of a notary, he worked as a pharmacist in his apothecary, traveled through Spain as an actor in a theatrical company, frequented the bohemian side of Madrid, and after traveling through Africa and America he went into exile in Mexico in 1933. His poetry, Versos y oraciones de caminante ("Verses and prayers of a Wayfarer"), Drop a star, Vendrá una espada de luz ("A Sword of Light Will Come") is a mixture of mystical outburst and political commitment. The Spanish Civil War inspired lyrics full of sadness and despair, beginning his most rebellious and combative period with La insignia ("The Badge"), El payaso de las bofetadas y el pescador de caña ("The Clown of Slaps and the Angler"), El hacha ("The Hatchet"), Español del éxodo y del llanto ("The Spanish of Exodus and Tears"), Ganarás la luz ("You Will Win the Light"), Llamadme republicano ("Call me a Republican") and Oh, este viejo y roto violín! ("Oh, This Old and Broken Fiddle!"), amongst others.
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Location. 40° 24.788′ N, 3° 41.786′ W. Marker is in Madrid. It is in Cortes. It is at the intersection of Calle de las Huertas and Costanilla de los Desamparados, on the right on Calle de las Huertas. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle de las Huertas 58, Madrid 28014, Spain. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, in the Schengen Area, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, a Spanish colony, and the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Félix Lope de Vega (Madrid, 1562 - 1635) (within shouting distance of this marker); Nicolás Fernández de Moratín (within shouting distance of this marker); José María Manresa Navarro (within shouting distance of this marker); Luisa Carnés (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 18, 2022
2. León Felipe Marker - wide view, looking east along Calle de las Huertas
Also see . . . León Felipe (Wikiipedia).
Excerpt: "León Felipe Camino Galicia (11 April 1884 – 17 September 1968) was an anti-fascist Spanish poet....Felipe was born in Tábara, Zamora, Spain, while his parents were travelling. His father was a public notary and comfortably off. His family settled in Santander. In early adulthood Felipe would study Pharmacology and go into business as a pharmacist, ostensibly to please his father. However, literature exerted a stronger pull on him and he eloped with an itinerant theatre troupe. As a result, he was charged with fraud, due to the bankruptcy caused by dereliction of his business responsibilities, and spent two years in jail. On his release from custody, he started writing for literary reviews and later on his first books were published. He is one of Spain's best twentieth-century poets, and scholars have included him alongside Federico García Lorca, Jorge Guillén, Perdo Salinas, and Vicente Aleixandre among the members of Generation of 1927....He fought in the Spanish Civil War for the Spanish Republican Army against the Nationalist faction. In 1938 he fled Spain and lived in exile in Mexico, where he died."(Submitted on October 18, 2022.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
