Trazos biográficos de Florencio Delgado Gurriarán

• Autores: Ricardo Gurriarán
• Localización: Boletín da Real Academia Galega, ISSN 1576-8767, Nº. 383, 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Florencio Delgado Gurriarán), págs. 123-139
• Idioma: gallego
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  • galego

    Florencio Delgado Gurriarán nace en Córgomo de Valdeorras (Ourense) en 1903. Fillo dunha familia de clase media, percorreu varias localidades fóra de Galicia por mor da calidade de funcionario que tiña seu pai, o que lle valeu para rematar a carreira de Dereito en Valladolid. Amante da súa terra valdeorresa, retornou cara a 1928, onde exerceu un tempo escaso como avogado. Afeccionado á lectura e á cultura, iniciouse na creación literaria como poeta e adquiriu un compromiso político como militante do Partido Galeguista en tempos da II República. Publicou o seu primeiro poemario en 1934, Bebedeira, na Editorial Nós. A guerra civil empuxouno a fuxir a diferentes destinos, recalando en Barcelona, logo de estar en Portugal e Francia. Alá enrolouse no exército republicano. Nos últimos días da guerra actuou solidariamente na preparación da evacuación dos perdedores. Exiliouse en México, onde viviu o resto da súa vida e onde tivo responsabilidades en toda canta actividade antifranquista prepararon os galeguistas e outras forzas políticas do exilio, e non cesou nunca no seu compromiso democrático. Volveu a Valdeorras tres veces e publicou tres libros de poemas máis. Morreu en California en 1987, con motivo dunha visita a unha das súas fillas que vivía alá. Este ano a RAG homenaxeouno coa distinción das Letras Galegas.

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    Florencio Delgado Gurriarán was born in Córgomo, Valdeorras (Ourense) in 1903, into a middle-class family which resided in several different places outside Galicia due to his father being a government employee. For this reason, he completed his law degree in Valladolid. He loved his native region of Valdeorras and returned in 1928, where he practised as a lawyer for a brief period. His strong interest in reading and culture led him to write poetry and join the Galicianist Party during the Spanish Second Republic. He published his first poetry collection, Bebedeira, in 1934, with the Nós publishing house. The Spanish Civil War forced him to flee to different destinations: Barcelona, Portugal and France, where he joined the Republic army. In the final period of the Spanish Civil War, he helped with preparations to evacuate those on the losing side. He went into exile in Mexico, where he spent the rest of his life and was active in the entire range of activities organised by Galicianists and other political forces in exile against the Franco dictatorship; his commitment to democracy never waned. He returned to Valdeorras three times and published three more poetry collections. He died in California in 1987 whilst visiting one of his daughters who resided there. This year, the RAG has honoured him by dedicating Galician Literature Day to him.