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Tracing the legacy of Federico Garcia Lorca in Granada, 90 years after Spain’s most famous poet was murdered by Franco’s fascists

On the 90th anniversary of his murder, the Olive Press traces the history of Federico Garcia Lorca, Spain's most famous-ever poet

18 Aug, 2026 @ 17:13

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

9 facts about Federico Garcia Lorca on the 90th anniversary of his death by firing squad in the Spanish Civil War

THE playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca was arrested and killed on the orders of right-wing military authorities led by General Francisco Franco in the early weeks

18 Aug, 2026 @ 17:11

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: El Cid triumphs, Lorca is murdered and Rafael Nadal wins gold in Beijing

WELCOME to the latest edition of This Week in Spanish History, written by Michael Coy. 14 AUGUST, 1084 – El Cid wins major battle In

17 Aug, 2026 @ 10:18

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

ON THIS DAY: The birth of Lorca and Velazquez – and the Holland surrender that inspired a masterpiece

DIEGO Rodriguez De Silva y Velazquez, one of the world’s greatest artists, was baptised in Seville on 6 June of the last year of the

5 Jun, 2026 @ 10:35

La Cultura·Lead·On This Day in Spain

REYES: The connections to Spain’s top composer and a now extinct rare mountain goat

THREE Kings Day – or ‘Reyes’ in Spanish – is known to Anglosaxons as ‘the Epiphany’. It falls on January 6, and while it’s no

6 Jan, 2026 @ 12:20

Animals·La Cultura·Lead

Following the legacy of Spain’s most famous poet and playwright, Federico Garcia Lorca

On the 86th anniversary of his death on August 18, we republish Dimitris Kouimtsidis account of exploring the fleeting life of Spain’s most famous poet,

18 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

La Cultura·Lead·Olive Press Travel

10 things you should know about Federico Garcia Lorca, killed 85 years ago during Spanish Civil War

THE playwright and poet Federico García Lorca was arrested and killed on the orders of rightwing military authorities led by General Francisco Franco in the early weeks

22 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Granada·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Following in the footsteps of Federico Garcia Lorca through Granada’s Alpujarra

Carlos Pranger takes a step back in time to walk the hills of La Alpujarra with poet Federico Garcia Lorca and composer Manuel de Falla

18 Aug, 2021 @ 08:45

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Expat historian Ian Gibson lends weight to new push for search for Spain’s famous murdered poet Federico Garcia Lorca

The other two Republicans killed alongside Lorca were bullfighters Francisco Galadí and Joaquín Arcollas

8 Jan, 2020 @ 14:40

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Retracing the footsteps of Lorca, Granada’s most celebrated poet, during his centenary year

The tragic poet has left an indelible mark throughout the city of Granada

19 Aug, 2018 @ 09:00

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

Spain and Gibraltar’s LGBT heroes

Spain was one of the first countries in the world to legalise same-sex marriage

24 Jun, 2017 @ 12:13

Gibraltar·La Cultura·Lead·Politics

First dedicated Spanish theatre opens in London

The new Cervantes Theatre, based at Old Union Arches in Southwark, proves that all the world’s a stage, just as Shakespeare wrote

20 Nov, 2016 @ 13:00

La Cultura·Lead·National News

New dig for murdered Spanish Civil War poet Federico Garcia Lorca begins near Granada

Team hopes to uncover answers to one of Spain's greatest mysteries

21 Sep, 2016 @ 14:50

Granada·La Cultura·Lead

First five albums of flamenco star Enrique Morente to be re-issued

Granada-born Morente, who died at the age of 67 in 2010, released his first recording, Cante Flamenco, in 1967

19 Dec, 2015 @ 16:46

Granada·La Cultura

Archaeologists to search area where Federico Garcia Lorca may be buried

One of the Spanish Civil War's great mysteries may be about to be solved

3 Nov, 2014 @ 11:44

Granada·Lead

Joe Strummer in Spain film premiers in New York

A film about Punk legend Joe Strummer’s time in southern Spain has premiered in New York

15 Oct, 2014 @ 17:30

Celebrity

Iconic Lorca building saved from ruin

A celebrated farmhouse that inspired one of Spain’s most famous plays is to finally be restored after years of neglect

23 Jan, 2013 @ 16:32

Lead

Looking for Lorca in Spain

A new search for the poet’s last resting place is set for Alfacar

19 Jan, 2012 @ 14:28

Granada

Double tragedy needs averting

The PP backs plans to save historical site that inspired Garcia Lorca's masterpiece

11 Nov, 2009 @ 16:30

Almeria

federico garcia lorca

Tracing the legacy of Federico Garcia Lorca in Granada, 90 years after Spain’s most famous poet was murdered by Franco’s fascists

9 facts about Federico Garcia Lorca on the 90th anniversary of his death by firing squad in the Spanish Civil War

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: El Cid triumphs, Lorca is murdered and Rafael Nadal wins gold in Beijing

ON THIS DAY: The birth of Lorca and Velazquez – and the Holland surrender that inspired a masterpiece

REYES: The connections to Spain’s top composer and a now extinct rare mountain goat

Following the legacy of Spain’s most famous poet and playwright, Federico Garcia Lorca

10 things you should know about Federico Garcia Lorca, killed 85 years ago during Spanish Civil War

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Following in the footsteps of Federico Garcia Lorca through Granada’s Alpujarra

Expat historian Ian Gibson lends weight to new push for search for Spain’s famous murdered poet Federico Garcia Lorca

Retracing the footsteps of Lorca, Granada’s most celebrated poet, during his centenary year

Spain and Gibraltar’s LGBT heroes

First dedicated Spanish theatre opens in London

New dig for murdered Spanish Civil War poet Federico Garcia Lorca begins near Granada

First five albums of flamenco star Enrique Morente to be re-issued

Archaeologists to search area where Federico Garcia Lorca may be buried

Joe Strummer in Spain film premiers in New York

Iconic Lorca building saved from ruin

Looking for Lorca in Spain

Double tragedy needs averting

Spain’s expat havens: These are the towns where foreign buyers outnumber Spanish ones – sometimes by two to one

Marbella cancer patients face delays as staff shortages mean new €4m radiotherapy equipment goes unused

Mini tsunami fears at popular Murcia beaches after the Mediterranean sea suddenly retreats several metres

West Nile virus outbreak claims second life in Andalucia as cases edge toward Malaga

Italian man stabs German partner to death during camper van holiday in western Andalucia

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