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Berta Piñán
Berta Piñán Suárez (Caño, Cangas de Onís, Spain, March 26, 1963) is an Asturians, Asturian writer, professor of Spanish Language and Literature, full member of the Academy of the Asturian Language, and since July 25, 2019, Minister of (Culture, Linguistic Policy and Tourism of the Principality of Asturias). Education She studied at the Instituto de Cangas de Onís, where she returned as a teacher years later. At the age of 17, she began her studies at the University of Oviedo, where she graduated in . Career During her time at the Faculty of Letters, she came into contact with other young writers such as Xuan Bello and with whom she founded, in 1986, the literary magazine ', which she co-directed until 1992.«Fundación Valdes-Salas Foro de literatura» These were years in which she frequented the literary gathering "Oliver" in Oviedo of and also began to publish in the magazine of the Academy of the Asturian Language, . In 1985, she won the Poetry Prize of the Academy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cangas De Onís
Cangas de Onís ( Asturian: ''Cangues d'Onís'' "valleys of Onís"'' Canga'' (plural ''cangues'') is an Asturian word for "valley, canyon".) is a municipality in the eastern part of the province and autonomous community of Asturias in the northwest of Spain. The capital of the municipality is also Cangas de Onís. More than seventy square kilometres of the ''conceyu'' form part of the Parque nacional de los Picos de Europa. History Within the park is the village of Covadonga, where the battle of Covadonga (about 722), the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia after the Islamic conquest, marks the starting-point of the Reconquista. Cangas de Onís is the site of the first church constructed in post-conquest Iberia, Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís (737), built on an ancient dolmen. Cangas de Onís is also very known for being the first capital of the Kingdom of Asturias. A parish named Cangas de Onís is attested for the 14th century. The stone bridge ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
