Antonio Menchaca Careaga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Menchaca and the second or maternal family name is Careaga.

Antonio Menchaca Careaga (15 July 1921 – 2002) was a Spanish novelist and poet.[1] He was born at Las Arenas, province of Vizcaya, educated at Catholic institutions, Oxford University, and the University of Madrid. He had a maritime career at first but was committed to peace in the world. He is regarded as a liberal defender of democracy under the fascist dictatorship of Franco.[1] After he signed a manifesto ("of the 500") against the Law of Succession to the Headship of the State in 1947, the navy expelled him. Thereafter he worked for a shipping company, while continuing to write.[2]

Works

  • Bandera negra (Black Flag). Ed. Plaza y Janés, Barcelona, 1964
  • Mar de fondo (Sea of Background), novela, finalista Premio Nadal en 1965
  • Las cenizas del esplendor (The Ashes of Splendour), Amor siempre asediado y La crisálida. Trilogía de novelas históricas que narran desde la guerra Carlista de 1870 hasta cien años después.
  • Resucitar en Palermo (Resurrection in Palermo)
  • La Rosa de los vientos. A historiographic work that tells the story of the Bodega y Quadra exploration.
  • El camino de Roma (The Way of Rome) a travel book.
  • Cara a España (Face to Spain).
  • Bilbaíno en Londres (Bilbaino in London)
  • Las horas decisivas. Memorias (The Decisive Hours). Ed. Espasa-Calpe, Madrid, 1992

References

  1. ^ a b "Menchaca Careaga – Antonio Menchaca de la Bodega Foundation". 26 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ Arozamena Ayala, Ainhoa. "Menchaca Careaga, Antonio". Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.