Chronology
A lifetime of longing for El Puerto landscapes
Rafael Alberti was a son of his time, his life was marked by the historical circumstances of his country, which he never ceased to miss.
Infancy
Rafael Alberti opens his eyes in El Puerto de Santa Maria, in the shadow of the ships of the Bay of Cadiz.
Youth
He moves to Madrid, where his initial vocation as a painter soon turns into a poet. He surrounds himself with other young people who will soon form, with him, the Generation of '27.
María Teresa León
He meets María Teresa León, whom he will marry in 1932 and found the revolutionary magazine Octubre. Both will travel around Europe and the Soviet Union. During the Spanish Civil War, Alberti maintains his cultural activity and his anti-fascist activism.
Exile in Paris and life in Latin America
They both go into exile in Paris after the Republican defeat, but soon they will have to move to Latin America, where their daughter Aitana will be born. They will live in Argentina and Uruguay.
Rome
They return to Europe to settle in Rome in the last stage of their exile.
Return to Spain
After Franco's death and the reinstatement of democracy, Rafael and Maria Teresa return to Spain. She died in 1988 after a long illness.
María Asunción Mateo
He marries María Asunción Mateo, whom he met in a tribute to Antonio Machado.
Rafael Alberti last goodbye
Rafael Alberti's eyes closed for the last time in his home in El Puerto de Santa Maria, on October 27, His ashes are now part of the sea to which he sang throughout his life.
