Looking back into my blog , I like to update this older post of a great personage in the history of Spain ,and wonderful museum in one of my favorite towns of my dear Spain. I have written another post on the other museum of Segovia see post, However, in this one let me tell you about the Casa Museo Antonio Machado of Segovia !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
There are many things to see in Segovia, not just the major tourist attractions that are also major monuments in the history of our Spain. I can only recall the Chapel of Santa Barbara in the Cathedral , who is the Patron Saint of my native town. etc. However,there are museums too and very good ones indeed. One museum in particular reminds us of the great writer poet Antonio Machado.
I came straight for it is the Casa Museo Antonio Machado , one of Spain leading poet/writer. He first came here in November 25 , 1919 to hold a place as professor of French in the Instituto General y Técnico where he stayed until 1932. And even thus he leaves the city in September 1932 to teach French in the Instituto Calderón de la Barca in Madrid. He did came back for visits afterwards; Segovia keeps a very big heart for him. He was actually born in Sevilla in 1875 , and founder of the Spanish Modernismo been part of the famous Generation of ’98 and member of the Spanish Royal Academy.
From 1949, Segovian friends of the poet decided to ensure that the building did not disappear. In 1951, they bought the apartment, then in 1974, they bought the whole house. They make it a house-museum. Visitors can view the writings and personal belongings of Antonio Machado. Original objects are still there, such as the iron bed, furniture or the oil heater. A bust of the poet made by the sculptor Ignacio Barral is placed in the access garden. The house-museum is administered by the Real Academia de Historia y Arte de San Quirce. Antonio Machado was a member of this cultural institution, along with other intellectuals from the province. From them more on the Casa Museo Antonio Machado : https://realacademiadesanquirce.es/?page_id=23
One of the poems I always remember was dedicated to the assassination of another great Poet/writer of Spain, Federico Garcia Lorca in the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, “El Crimen fue en Granada” = Se le vio, caminando entre fusiles, por una calle larga, salir al campo frío, aún con estrellas de la madrugada. Mataron a Federico cuando la luz asomaba” IN short, it translates as, The crime was in Granada. He was seen walking amongt rifles on a long street, going out into the cold field still with stars of the night. They killed Federico when the daylight looms. One of my favorite poets of Spain. There is a guide map where you can trace the walks of his daily routines in the city ask the tourist office.
The Segovia tourist office on the Casa Museo Antonio Machado : https://turismodesegovia.com/es/antonio-machado
There you go folks, there is arts in Segovia and very good ones indeed. Again, hope you have the time to enjoy the Casa Museo Antonio Machado as I.
And remember, happy travel, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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