Alberti, Rafael

1902 - Alberti was born in Puerto de Santa Maria on December 16, 1902.

1929 - Wrote the Cal y canto or "Quick line became a member of the Generation of 27.

1930 - Wrote Con los zapatos puestos tengo que morir or "I Have to Die Wearing my Own Shoes".

1931 - Became and joined the communist party.

1939 - Fled to Argentina following the victory of Franco

1965 - Received the Lenin Peace Price Award.

1983 - Received the Premio Cervantes Award, world's highest honour in Spanish literature.

1999 - Died on October 28, 1999.