José Antonio Fernández de Castro

José Antonio Fernández de Castro (Havana; January 18, 1887 - Havana; July 30, 1951) was a notable Cuban journalist and writer active in the first part of the 20th century.

In 1917 he graduated with a law degree from the University of Havana. Long interested in journalism and historical investigation, he worked with the newspapers "El Fígaro" y "La Nación". He directed the literary page of " [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/UFDC.aspx?s=cnip&n=dloc&b=UF00001565 Diario de la Marina] " from (1927-29), using it as a platform to support the contemporary Spanish avant-garde literary movements, often called the "vanguardia". He collaborated on a number of anti-imperialist publications such as "Venezuela Libre" and "América Libre", and was later became involved in Communist activities. He was, for example, one of the first Cuban writers to study the poetry of the October Revolution. He served as a diplomat between 1934 and 1944. He died in July 30, 1951 in his native Havana.

His most important works include a compilation of the letters of José Antonio Saco, published under the title "Medio siglo de historia colonial de Cuba" (1923). In addition, he published the anthology "La poesía moderna en Cuba" (1926) and a collection of his best journalism "En Barraca de feria" (1933).

External links

* See [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/?b=UF00075391&v=00001 José Antonio Fernández de Castro's introduction and notes to "Escritos de Domingo del Monte," published in Habana, Cuba in 1929] .
* See related Cuban law and literature primary documents in the [http://www.dloc.com Digital Library of the Caribbean] .