Xosé Filgueira Valverde

He chaired the Consejo de la Cultura Gallega and was a member of the Royal Galician Academy. The Royal Galician Academy agreed to dedicate the 2015, Day of the Galician Letters, to Filgueira Valverde for his work in favour of the Galician language and culture. He is a figure that arouses controversy and yet played a fundamental role in the recounting of the Galician culture and literature of the 20th century.

Xosé Filgueira Valverde studied at University of Santiago de Compostela. Xosé Carlos Valle Pérez is recorded as having studied under Xosé Filgueira Valverde. The recorded working language is Spanish and Galician. The field of work recorded is Spanish, Galician and medieval literature. Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid. Positions recorded include mayor of Pontevedra and procurador en Cortes. Works named in the authority record are Agromar. Distinctions recorded are Cross of Honour of the Order of St.

• Name — Xosé Filgueira Valverde • Birth Name — Xosé Fernando Filgueira Valverde • Born — 28 November 1906 • Birthplace — Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain • Died — 13 September 1996 • Place of death — Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain • Occupation — Writer and researcher • Language — Galician

Xosé Filgueira Valverde worked in Spanish, Galician and medieval literature. Recorded positions include mayor of Pontevedra, procurador en Cortes, director and member of the Real Academia de la Historia. He belonged to Royal Galician Academy, Royal Academy of History and Royal Galician Academy of Fine Arts. He worked at Madrid.