''Hora de España'' ( Spanish: ''Spain's Hour'') was a Spanish language monthly literary magazine which was published by the Republicans during the civil war in Valencia, Spain. The subtitle of the magazine was ''Poesía y crítica'' (''Poetry and criticism''). It existed between January 1937 and October 1938.

History and profile

''Hora de España'' was first published in January 1937. The founders were a group Spanish intellectuals led by Luis Cernuda and Juan Gil-Albert. The magazine was published on a monthly basis. It featured poetry, drama and essays on contemporary literature. Major contributors were the members of the Generation of '27, including Emilio Prados, Dámaso Alonso,

León Felipe León Felipe Camino Galicia (11 April 1884 – 17 September 1968) was an anti-fascist Spanish poet. Biography Felipe was born in Tábara, Zamora, Spain, while his parents were travelling. His father was a public notary and comfortably off. ...

Miguel Hernández Miguel Hernández Gilabert (30 October 1910 – 28 March 1942 ) was a 20th-century Spanish-language poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27 and the Generation of '36 movements. Born and raised in a family of low resources, h ...

Antonio Machado Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz (26 July 1875 – 22 February 1939), known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation ...

, Rafael Alberti and Rosa Chacel. ''Hora de España'' was subject to criticisms over its passive political stance. The magazine ended publication in October 1938 shortly before the exile of its founders.

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