Antón Vilar Ponte
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Antón Vilar Ponte was born in Viveiro
in 1881 and died in A Coruña
in 1936. He was one of the most important galicianists
before the civil war. As a journalist he worked in A Nosa Terra
, Nós
, La Voz de Galicia
, El Pueblo Gallego, and El Noroste.
Viveiro
Viveiro is a town and municipality in the province of Lugo, in the northwestern Galician autonomous community of Spain. It borders on the Cantabric Sea, to the west of Xove and to the east of O Vicedo...
in 1881 and died in A Coruña
A Coruña
A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...
in 1936. He was one of the most important galicianists
Galicianism (Galicia)
Galicianism is a political ideology of nationalist character whose objective is the defence of Galicia and its culture by the means of the establishment and strengthening of its own institutions.-Origins:...
before the civil war. As a journalist he worked in A Nosa Terra
A Nosa Terra
A Nosa Terra is a Galician weekly newspaper founded in 1977 and published in Vigo. It is known for its leftist stance and its closeness to Galician Nationalism....
, Nós
Nós
Nós is an Irish language youth lifestyle magazine. The magazine first began publishing online on 17 March 2008 as part of the annual Irish language week, Seachtain na Gaeilge...
, La Voz de Galicia
La Voz de Galicia
La Voz de Galicia is a Spanish daily newspaper owned by the Corporación Voz de Galicia. La Voz is the most sold newspaper in Galicia and the sixth of Spain...
, El Pueblo Gallego, and El Noroste.