Key Points

• Most relevant figure of the Galician Romantic movement

• Forerunner of modern Spanish poetry

• Highly educated, wrote in Spanish and Galician

• Cultivated a nostalgic and melancholic poetry style

• His poetry is a tribute to the Galician community, its language and traditions

• His prose presents customs and beliefs characteristic of popular culture

• Prominent advocate of women's rights

Relevant Works

• La flor

• A mi madre

• Cantares gallegos

• Ruinas

• El caballero de las botas azules

• Follas novas

• En las orillas del Sar