I am a poet and I am a Spaniard; and I am also a gypsy, and I am also a Jew, and I am also a Muslim, and I am also a Christian. I am a universal man. I am a man of the world.
— Federico Garcia Lorca Modern

Spanish poet and playwright

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Context

Interview with El Sol

Date / Period

1936

Category

Controversial

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/25026613

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