Federico García Lorca - Seventy Years On...

When Spain woke up on Wednesday August 19, 1936, Spain's greatest modern day writer, Federico García Lorca, was dead. Murdered during the night by Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War, the world was robbed of a great talent.

Seventy years later and Lorca's legacy lives on as strong as ever. On Thursday evening I watched Romancero Gitano, a flamenco ballet interpretation of some of Lorca's most famous poems. A spectacular show with dazzling costumes and magnificent music, I highly recommend it to anyone visiting Granada soon (the show only runs until August 26).

Alternatively, read some of Lorca's poetry and plays, featured in my Top 10 Books Set in Spain.

Suggested Reading

• Poet's death still troubles Spain from the BBC.
• Buy Tickets to Romancero Gitano
• Interview with Cristina Hoyos, the creative mind behind the flamenco ballet version of Romancero Gitano.
• Top 10 Books Set in Spain
• What to Do in Granada
• Granada Pictures
• Alhambra, Granada Pictures
• Pictures of the Alhambra at Sundown
• Buying Tickets to the Alhambra, Granada, Spain