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Rosalía de Castro

Born

in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galiza

February 24, 1885

Died

July 15, 1837

Genre

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

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María Rosalía Rita de Castro, better known as Rosalía de Castro (Santiago de Compostela, 24 February 1837 – Padrón, 15 July 1885), was a poet, novelist and Galician nationalist ("Probe Galicia, non debes / chamarte nunca española" ["Poor Galicia, you should never / called yourself Spanish"]).

Contemporary feminism has trumped her as a pioneer.
For her novel "Daugher of the Sea" (1859), she wrote in the prologue, "Because it is not yet allowed for women to write about what they feel and what they know".

A native of Santiago de Compostela in the Galicia nation or "historic nationality" of northwest Spain, she wrote in both Galician and Castilian.

Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros (Dark Centuries), she became an important ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 2,896 ratings · 315 reviews · 147 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cantares gallegos by Rosalía de Castro, Ricardo Carballo Calero (editor) 4.15 avg rating — 659 ratings — published 1863 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Follas novas 4.21 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 1880 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	En las orillas del Sar by Rosalía de Castro, Xesús Alonso Montero (Editor) 3.91 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 1884 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La hija del mar 3.30 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1859 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antología poética by Rosalía de Castro, Mercedes Castro Díaz (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1979 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Una voz dulce resonó en mi oído 3.69 avg rating — 93 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A mi madre 3.86 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1863 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El caballero de las botas azules 3.46 avg rating — 80 ratings — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El primer loco. Cuento Extraño 3.49 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1881 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Obra poética 3.97 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1942 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Rosalía de Castro (?)

“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I am going is what inspires me to travel it.”
― Rosalia de Castro

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“All times are beautiful for those who maintain joy within them; but there is no happy or favorable time for those with disconsolate or orphaned souls.”
― Rosalía de Castro

tags: happiness, positive-outlook

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“Eu son libre, nada pode conter a marcha dos meus pensamentos, e eles son a lei que rexe o meu destino”
― Rosalía de Castro

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