Antonio Alcalá Venceslada (1883–1955) was a Spanish writer and scholar of

Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...

. Following college years in Jaen, where his master was

Francisco Ureña Navas Francisco de Paula Ureña Navas (1871-1936) was a Spaniards, Spanish publisher and poet. He was a longtime owner and manager of the Jaén, Spain, Jaén daily '':es:El Pueblo Católico, El Pueblo Católico'' (1893-1932) and animated also other, mino ...

, he studied in Málaga, Granada and Sevilla. As an archivist/librarian, he worked in Compostela, Cádiz, Huelva and Jaén. He also taught at the Instituto Virgen del Carmen in Jaén. Alcalá Venceslada was a renowned authority on

n popular culture. He wrote many books, the most important of which, a reference work called ''Vocabulario Andaluz'', was published in 1934. The author was awarded the sum of 10,000 pesetas by the Real Academia Española de la Lengua as a result. The book has been reprinted many times since. Other works include ''De la solera fina'' (Jaén, 1925) and ''La flor de la canela'' (Andújar, 1946). He was also a noted poet. According to

Alfonso de Urquijo Alfonso de Urquijo y Landecho (31 July 1920 – 23 September 1994) was a Spanish professional hunter, writer and banker. Following his success as an international hunter, he was appointed President of the International Council for Game and Wildlif ...

, Alcalá Venceslada was "el poeta montero de España". A street and a college in Jaen are named after him, likewise a small street in

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20th-century Spanish writers 20th-century Spanish male writers 1883 births 1955 deaths {{Spain-writer-stub