Personal Info
Known For
Art
Born
January 30, 1886
Died
January 7, 1950 (age 63)
Place of Birth
Rianxo, Galicia, Spain
Also Known As
Alfonso Castelao
Castelao
Biography
Alfonso Daniel Manuel Rodríguez Castelao (30 January 1886 – 7 January 1950), commonly known as Castelao, was a Galician politician, writer, painter and doctor. He is one of the fathers of Galician nationalism, promoting Galician identity and culture, and was one of the main names behind the cultural movement Xeración Nós. He was also one of the founders and president of the Galicianist Party and had a great influence on the renovating group of Galician art known as Os renovadores. Castelao is considered to be the most important figure in Galician culture of the 20th century.
