Valentín Paz-Andrade
Francisco Paz Cochón (father) María Inmaculada Paz-Andrade (niece) Valentín Paz Andrade (b. Pontevedra, 23 April 1898 – Vigo, 19 May 1987) was a Galician lawyer, writer, politician, journalist, poet, businessman and economist. Galician Literature Day is dedicated to him in 2012.
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Valentín Paz-Andrade

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- Name
- Valentín Paz Andrade
- Born
- 23 April 1898
- Birthplace
- Pontevedra, Galicia
- Died
- 19 May 1987
- Place of death
- Vigo, Galicia
- Occupation
- Lawyer, writer, politician and businessman
- Education
- Law
- Spouse
- Pilar Rodríguez de Prada
- Nationality
- Spain
- Known for
- La anunciación de Valle-Inclán
- Honours
- Castelao Medal · Galician Literature Day
- Languages
- Spanish · Galician
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Francisco Paz Cochón (father) María Inmaculada Paz-Andrade (niece) Valentín Paz Andrade (b. Pontevedra, 23 April 1898 – Vigo, 19 May 1987) was a Galician lawyer, writer, politician, journalist, poet, businessman and economist. Galician Literature Day is dedicated to him in 2012.
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Biography
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Valentín Paz-Andrade studied at University of Santiago de Compostela. The recorded working language is Spanish and Galician. Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid. Positions recorded include member of the Senate of Spain. Works named in the authority record are La anunciación de Valle-Inclán. Distinctions recorded are Castelao Medal and Galician Literature Day.

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Iago · originally posted to Flickr as Valentín Paz Andrade, Carlos Casares e Ramón Cabanillas

Plaque dedicated to Valentin Paz-Andrade, in the namesake High School in Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
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Key facts
• Name — Valentín Paz Andrade • Birth Name — Valentín Paz Andrade • Born — 23 April 1898 • Birthplace — Pontevedra, Galicia • Died — 19 May 1987 • Place of death — Vigo, Galicia • Occupation — Lawyer, writer, politician and businessman • Language — Galician • Citizenship — Spanish • Education — Law • Alma Mater — University of Santiago de Compostela • Spouse — Pilar Rodríguez de Prada • Children — Afonso Paz-Andrade Rodríguez • Relatives — Matilde Andrade Tojeiro (mother) Francisco Paz Cochón (father) María Inmaculada Paz-Andrade (niece) Valentín Paz Andrade (b. Pontevedra, 23 April 1898 – Vigo, 19 May 1987) was a Galician lawyer, writer, politician, journalist, poet, businessman and economist. Galician Literature Day is dedicated to him in 2012.
Works
Works
• Illustration — Boletín Oficial de las Cortes. • Pranto matricial (1955). • Los derechos sobre el espacio marítimo (1960). • La anunciación de Valle-Inclán (1967). • Sementeira do vento (1968). • La marginacíón de Galicia (1970). • X. R. Barreiro Fernández, F. Díaz-Fierros..., Los Gallegos, (1976), La sociedad y la economía, (1975), pp. 45–93. • A galecidade na obra de Guimarães Rosa (1978). • Cen chaves de sombra (1979). • Castelao na luz e na sombra (1982). • Galiza lavra a sua imagem (1985). • O legado xornalístico de Valentín Paz-Andrade (1997). • Epistolario, (1997).
Further information
Further information
• Freixanes, Víctor F. (1982), Unha ducia de galegos.. • Calvo, Tucho (1998), Valentín Paz-Andrade, a memoria do século.. • Portela Yáñez, Charo (1999), Valentín Paz-Andrade. Escritor, xornalista e poeta. Avogado, político e empresario.. • Rodríguez Vidales, Francisco (1999), VPA, Valentín Paz-Andrade..
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