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Guillermo Díaz-Plaja
Guillermo Diaz-Plaja Contestí (24 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was a Spanish literary critic, historian, essayist, and poet. Biography Guillermo Díaz Plaja was born in Manresa, the son of an army officer, on 25 May 1909. A few weeks later, the family moved to Barcelona. Here he studied at the Colegio de Escuelas Pías, and in Girona, where he spent his adolescence, with the Marist Brothers. He began his studies of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Barcelona when he was living in Lleida, taking the exams as an external student in the first year. Since 1927, by which time he was already established in the city of Barcelona, he was an official student. His university colleagues included :es:Miquel Batllori, Miquel Batllori, :es:Carlos Clavería, Carlos Clavería, :es:Juan Ramón Masoliver, Juan Ramón Masoliver and Ana Maria Saavedra. He graduated in 1930 with Extraordinary Prize of Degree, academic excellence, and went to Madrid the following year to get a doctorate at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manresa
Manresa () is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographical centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa Maria de la Seu. Saint Ignatius of Loyola stopped to pray in the town on his way back from Montserrat in 1522. He also read in solitude in a cave near the town for a year, which contributed to the formulation of his Spiritual Exercises. As such, the town is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics. It is believed the comarcal name "Bages" comes from a corruption of the Latin "Bacchus" due to the extensive production of wine in the area. The wine was produced from grapes grown mainly in terraced vineyards, and many of these old terraces can be seen today. Wine ceased to be the main product of the area as a consequence of phylloxera, but is still a very important part of the Manresa/Bages economy. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
