Santiago de Compostela in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Victoriano García Martí
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 12, 2023
1. Victoriano García Martí Marker
Victoriano García Martí
(1881-1966)
Humanista, escritor, defensor de Galicia
In this house lived Victoriano García Martí (1881-1966) - humanist, writer, and defender of Galicia.
Erected 2022 by Concello de Santiago.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is July 6, 1966.
Location. 42° 52.652′ N, 8° 32.642′ W. Marker is in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, in A Coruña. It is at the intersection of Rúa das Orfas and Cantón do Toural, on the right when traveling north on Rúa das Orfas. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rúa das Orfas 17, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia 15703, Spain. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, 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: Colexio de San Patricio dos Irlandeses / Saint Patrick’s College of the Irish (within shouting distance of this marker); Fundación e Museo Eugenio Granell / Eugenio Granell Foundation and Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Diego Bernal López (1940-2001)
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Also see . . . Victoriano Garcīa Martí (Wikipedia, in Spanish).
Excerpt (in translation): Victoriano García Martí (Puebla del Caramiñal, 1881-Santiago de Compostela, July 7, 1966) was a Spanish writer, lawyer, sociologist and essayist.(Submitted on December 10, 2023.)
He studied Law in Santiago de Compostela and completed his doctorate in Madrid. In 1911, as a pensioner from the Board for the Expansion of Scientific Studies and Research, he studied sociology at the Sorbonne University in Paris with Durkheim and Bergson.
His life was entirely dedicated to the cultivation of letters. He successfully cultivated all literary genres. He stood out, however, as an essayist, a field in which he achieved great prominence.
In 1965 he was appointed corresponding member of the Royal Spanish Academy. He was also a correspondingmember of the Royal Galician Academy.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 12, 20232. Victoriano García Martí Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here between the two green doors, beneath a memorial plaque for Francisco Bermejo Martinez.
He died in Santiago de Compostela on July 7, 1966.
courtesy Wikipedia Commons, 1921
3. Victoriano García Martí
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on September 25, 2024.
