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"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it." -- Rosalia De Castro
María Rosalía Rita de Castro, simply known as Rosalía de Castro (; 24 February 1837 – 15 July 1885), was a Galician romanticist writer and poet.

Writing in the Galician language, after the Séculos Escuros (lit. Dark Centuries), she became an important figure of the Galician romantic movement, known today as the Rexurdimento ("renaissance"), along with Manuel Curros Enríquez and Eduardo Pondal. Her poetry is marked by 'saudade', an almost ineffable combination of nostalgia, longing and melancholy.

She married Manuel Murguía, member of the Galician Academy, historian, journalist and editor of Rosalía's books. (Her married name was Rosalía Castro de Murguía.) The couple had seven children: Alexandra (1859—1937), Aura (1868—1942), twins Gala (1871—1964) and Ovidio (1871—1900), Amara (1873—1921), Adriano (1875—1876) and Valentina (stillborn, 1877). The only two that married were Aura in 1897 and Gala in 1922; neither they nor their siblings left any children, and thus there are no living descendants of Rosalía de Castro and her husband. Their son Ovidio was a good painter, but his early death cut his career short.

The date she published her first collection of poetry in Galician, Cantares gallegos ("Galician Songs"), May 17, 1863, is commemorated every year as the Día das Letras Galegas ("Galician Literature Day"), an official holiday of the Autonomous Community of Galicia, and has been dedicated to an important writer in the Galician language since 1963.

Relative poverty and sadness marked her life, although she had a strong sense of commitment to the poor and to the defenseless. She was a strong opponent of abuse of authority and defender of women's rights. She suffered from cancer of the womb and died of this illness. Her image appeared on the 500 peseta Spanish banknote.

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Total Books: 51
Antologia Poetica
Antologia Poetica (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9789500359245
ISBN-10: 9500359243
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Antologia Poetica  540
Antologia Poetica 540 [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9789500304559
ISBN-10: 9500304554
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction
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Cantares gallegos
Cantares Gallegos (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788471541857
ISBN-10: 8471541858
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Cantares Gallegos Bilingue
Cantares Gallegos Bilingue (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788423974627
ISBN-10: 8423974626
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Cantares Gallegos/ Gallegan Cantares
Cantares Gallegos/ Gallegan Cantares [Letras Hispanicas/ Hispanic Writings - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788437600307
ISBN-10: 8437600308
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Daughter of the Sea
Daughter of the Sea (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780820424279
ISBN-10: 0820424277
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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An den Ufern des Sar  Gedichte
An Den Ufern Des Sar Gedichte [6506 852] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783458145486
ISBN-10: 3458145486
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El caballero de las botas azules
El Caballero De Las Botas Azules [Clasicos espanoles - Spanish Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788422504542
ISBN-10: 8422504545
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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El primer loco Cuento extrano
El Primer Loco Cuento Extrano [Coleccion Alejandria - Spanish Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788473671231
ISBN-10: 8473671236
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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En Las Orillas Del Sar
En Las Orillas Del Sar (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788476728628
ISBN-10: 847672862X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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En Las Orillas Del Sar / On the Banks of the Saar
En Las Orillas Del Sar / on the Banks of the Saar [Letras Hispanicas / Hispanic Writings] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788437605661
ISBN-10: 8437605660
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Reference
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Extranjera En Su Patria Cuatro Poetas Gallegos
Extranjera En Su Patria Cuatro Poetas Gallegos [Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788481095654
ISBN-10: 8481095656
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Flavio
Flavio [Spanish Edition] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788487668036
ISBN-10: 8487668038
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Folhas novas
Folhas Novas [Classicos] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788439839606
ISBN-10: 843983960X
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Follas Novas
Follas Novas [Edicion Literaria] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788475075273
ISBN-10: 8475075274
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Follas novas  Hojas nuevas
Follas Novas Hojas Nuevas [Akal bolsillo - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788476000199
ISBN-10: 8476000197
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Follas novas Versos en gallego
Follas Novas Versos En Gallego (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788460025443
ISBN-10: 8460025446
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La Hija Del Mar
La Hija Del Mar (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788476001448
ISBN-10: 8476001444
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La hija del mar Novela
La Hija Del Mar Novela [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788485192007
ISBN-10: 8485192001
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New Leaves
New Leaves [Galician Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9789543840588
ISBN-10: 954384058X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Obra Poetica
Obra Poetica [Grandes Clasicos Universales] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788467011951
ISBN-10: 8467011955
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Obras Completas [Biblioteca de autores modernos - Spanish Edition] (Other)
Obras Completas De Rosalia De Castro [Biblioteca Castro - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
Poems [Suny Series, Women Writers in Translation] (Hardcover)
Poesia Completa [Serie violeta, Teatro y poesia - Spanish Edition] (Other)
Poesia [El Libro De Bolsillo - Literatura Espanola; Clasicos/ Spanish Literature; Classics] (Paperback)
Poesia Galega Completa [Clasicos galegos] (Paperback)
Rosalia De Castro La Mujer Y La Obra [Perlas literarias ; 8 - Spanish Edition] (Other)
Rosalia Poemas Juveniles La Flor Y a Mi Madre [Biblioteca gallega. Serie nova - Spanish Edition] (Other)