Juan Chabás
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Juan Chabás was a Spanish-born poet and writer. He was a member of the influential group of writers known as the Generation of '27
. He fled to exile in Cuba
following the Spanish Civil War
.
Juan Chabás died of a heart attack at age 44 in Santiago de Cuba
and is buried in the Colon Cemetery, Havana
.
Generation of '27
The Generation of '27 was an influential group of poets that arose in Spanish literary circles between 1923 and 1927, essentially out of a shared desire to experience and work with avant-garde forms of art and poetry. Their first formal meeting took place in Seville in 1927 to mark the 300th...
. He fled to exile in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
following the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
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Juan Chabás died of a heart attack at age 44 in Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
and is buried in the Colon Cemetery, Havana
Colon Cemetery, Havana
The Colon Cemetery or more fully in the Spanish language Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón was founded in 1876 in the Vedado neighbourhood of Havana, Cuba on top of Espada Cemetery. Named for Christopher Columbus, the 140 acre cemetery is noted for its many elaborately sculpted memorials...
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Works
- Espejos 1919-verso-1920 (1921),
- Sin velas desvelada, (1927),
- Puerto de sombra, (1928),
- Italia fascista (1929),
- Vuelo y estilo (1930),
- Agor sin fin, (1930),
- Historia de la literatura española (1932),
- Literatura española contemporánea (1898-1950) (1952),
- Fábula y vida, (1955),
- Árbol de ti nacido (1956).