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Manuel Murguía
Manuel Antonio Martínez Murguía (17 May 1833 – 2 February 1923) was a Galician journalist and historian who created the Real Academia Galega. He was one of the main figures in Galician ''Rexurdimento'' movement. He is also remembered as Rosalía de Castro's husband, publisher and main supporter. Life Manuel Murguía was born on 17 May 1833 in Arteixo (A Coruña), in Galicia (Spain). His father was a chemist. Being at A Coruña, a child Manuel Murguía witnessed the liberal insurrection of locals against the central power on 23 April 1846. This happening ended with the execution of the ''Mártires de Carral'' (The Martyrs of Carral). It all caused an important ideological impact on Murguía, who wrote about that later on in his article ''La Voz de Galicia'' (The Voice of Galicia). Manuel Murguía studied philosophy, and pharmacy (as was his father's wish), at Santiago de Compostela. However, Murguía had a great interest on literature and history, so he finally gave up hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arteixo
Arteixo () is a municipality in the Province of A Coruña, part of the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. Its area is 93.76 km2 and its population is 31,005 (2013). Its population density is 317.43 people/km2. It is an industrial town that belongs to A Coruña metropolitan area. Notable landmarks are a Repsol refinery - with its associated industry - and the corporate headquarters of Inditex which is better known for its worldwide chain of clothing stores, Zara. It also has tungsten, titanium and tin mines. As of 2007, the Outer Harbour of A Coruña is being built here, in the Punta Langosteira Punta is an Afro-indigenous dance and cultural music originating in the Caribbean Island of Saint Vincent And The Grenadines by the Garifuna people before being exiled from the island. Which is also known as Yurumei. It has African and Araw ... Peninsula, to replace the busy harbour that is now in the city centre. The construction is planned to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
