Federico García Lorca (Fuente Vaqueros 1898 - Víznar, Granada, 1936) was one of the most original Spanish poets and playwrights of the 20th century. He participated in various modernist attempts, especially the Impressionist ones. He died during the first days of the civil war, shot by Franco's men. Among his collected works are: Romancero gitano (1928), Poeta en Nueva York (1940); among his plays: Bodas de sangre (1933), Casa de Bernarda Alba (1933).