Xesús Alonso Montero
Xesús Alonso Montero (28 November 1928 – 12 February 2026) was a Spanish writer and specialist in Galician literature. • Illustration — Montero in 2013
Also recorded as Xesus Alonso Montero
Xesús Alonso Montero

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- Born
- 1928 · Vigo.
- Died
- 2026 · Vigo.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- philologist · literary critic · writer · poet · sociolinguist · linguist · university teacher · lecturer
- Education
- University of Madrid · University of Salamanca
- Teachers
- Dámaso Alonso · Rafael Lapesa Melgar
- Honours
- Laxeiro award
- Languages
- Galician · Spanish
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Early life and career
Xesús Alonso Montero studied at University of Madrid and University of Salamanca. Training under Dámaso Alonso and Rafael Lapesa Melgar is recorded. The recorded working language is Galician and Spanish. Employment is recorded with University of Santiago de Compostela. Positions recorded include President of the Royal Galician Academy and full professor. Distinctions recorded are Laxeiro award.
Alonso Montero was born in Vigo on 28 November 1928. Throughout his career, he authored a number of works, primarily focusing on Galician history. He was the president of Royal Galician Academy (2013–2017).
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
In 1958 Alonso Montero married his former classmate, Emilia Pimentel Iglesias in Madrid. With Pimentel he had three children, Emilio, Xesús, and Sara. In 1984 Alonso and Pimentel finalized their divorce. On 16 July 1997, he married researcher and former student, Victoria Álvarez Ruiz de Ojeda. He died on 12 February 2026, at the age of 97.

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1928
Xesús Alonso Montero born at Vigo.
2026
Xesús Alonso Montero died at Vigo.
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- Nas orixes da sociolingüística galega. A achega de Xesús Alonso Montero (1968-1973), Boletín da Real Academia Galega, 2016
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2016
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- 1.Xesús Alonso Montero, 84 años: 'Me jubilaron cuando más sabía'. La Vanguardia. 24 November 2013.
- 2.Salgado, Daniel. de historia da literatura. El País. 9 March 2007. 1134-6582.
- 3.Xesús Alonso Montero. Real Academia Galega.
- 4.de Cora, José. Xesús Alonso Montero. El Progreso de Lugo. 7 September 2022.
- 5.Fallece Victoria Álvarez, investigadora y esposa de Alonso Montero. La Voz de Galicia. 24 September 2018.
- 6.Muere Xesús Alonso Montero, hijo adoptivo de Ribadavia y referente de la cultura gallega. La Región. 12 February 2026.
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Nas orixes da sociolingüística galega. A achega de Xesús Alonso Montero (1968-1973), Boletín da Real Academia Galega, 2016Crossref registry
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