Adelina Gurrea

Deceased Person

1896 – 1971

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Who was Adelina Gurrea?

María Adelaida Gurrea Monasterio was a Philippine journalist, poet and playwright in Spanish.

She studied in a religious school in Manila.

She went to Madrid in 1921, where she worked as foreign correspondent in several publications in Spanish language, such as La Vanguardia, El Mercantil or Excelsior.

She was Filipino Literature Ambassador in Spain, where she took part in several associations for the popularisation and support of her culture. She founded the Círculo Hispano-Filipino de Madrid in 1950.

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Born
Sep 27, 1896
Philippines
Died
Apr 29, 1971
Madrid

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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