Machado [y Ruiz], Antonio

1875 - Born on the 26th of July in Seville, Spain.

1899 - Travelled with his brother to Paris to work as translators for a French publisher.

1901 - Published his first poems in the literary journal 'Electra'.

1903 - His first book of poetry was published with the title Soledades.

1907 - Definitive collection was published with the title Soledades, Galerías. Otros Poemas.

1909 - Married Leonor Izquierdo, daughter of the owners of the boarding house Machado was staying in.

1911 - The couple went to live in Paris where Machado read more French literature and studied philosophy.

1919 - Went to live in Baeza, Andalucia, here he wrote a series of poems dealing with the death of Leonor which were added to a new (and now definitive) edition of Campos de Castilla.

         - Machado was Professor of French in Segovia. He moved here to be nearer to Madrid.

1936 - Francisco Franco launched his coup d'état and launching the Spanish Civil War, Machado was in Madrid.

1936 - Evacuated with his elderly mother and uncle to Valencia, and then to Barcelona.

1939 - On 22nd of February Antonio Machado died, just three days before his mother.