They demand from the Ateneo that the archives of Vicente Aleixandre be “accessible to all” and not be in the hands of an individual

After the interventions of the president of the Ateneo, Emilio Boja Malavéand the president of the Literature section of this institutionJose Vallecillo Lopezparticularly highlighted the intervention of the writer and literary critic Alexander Sanzpresident of the Association of Friends of Vicente Aleixandre, who lived crucial years until the Community of Madrid bought Velintoniathe house in which the poet lived from May 1927 until his death in 1984 and which was in ruins. “We wanted to recover every space of the house exactly as it was,” he said, while recalling that Aleixandre’s father bought the property in 1926. The Madrid government developed the specifications for the overall restoration and for the treatment of the declaration of Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC).

‘From Velintonia Aleixandre sent his draft of ‘Scope’. Federico Garcia Lorca He visited Velintonia in 1930 and wrote a dedication there in his book “Songs”. Aleixandre formed a great friendship with him and with Miguel Hernández and it was in Velintonia that Lorca read his poems to him for the first time. “Sonnets of Dark Love”», comments Sanz, who adds that the Andalusian poet wanted to read to Aleixandre his “Bernarda Alba’s House” in July 1936, but after learning that Hernández was in the house, he ultimately did not do so and went to Granada, where he was shot.

Alejandro Sanz took advantage of his stay in Seville to denounce that the inheritance of Vicente Aleixandre is in the hands of Ruth Crespo, the widow of Carlos Bousoño. “This one’s name is Ruth Bousoño, but in reality her name is Crespo.” He further highlighted that the Community of Madrid has carried out an evaluation of these precious archives, “which are not in the best conservation conditions because many documents are in plastic boxes exposed to a microclimate. “This woman kidnaps a file which is BIC and which should have been accessible to everyone for more than forty years.”.

Likewise, the president of the AA, Vicente Aleixandre, called on the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasunof “illiterate and sectarian”. “We cannot endanger archives or ideologize Velintonia, which was always an open site during the time of Aleixandre.. He was also the friend of conservative poets like Gerardo Diego or Dámaso Alonso and others of the left, like Pablo Neruda or Rafael Alberti.

Regarding the celebration of Generation 27, this association will publish epistolaries from the period and will also publish some unpublished texts by Aleixandre and reissues. “The most important thing is the letters. His letters to Miguel Hernández are wonderful and confessional.. There will be a gala performance of Velintonia in the year 27. The House Museum will now be open,” he concluded.

The director of Miguel Hernández Cultural Foundation from Orihuela, Aitor L. Larrabide, could not be present at the event for health reasons, but the coordinator of this meeting, Eva Díaz Pérez, read a short text that he prepared. In this letter, Larrabide indicates that this institution was founded in 1994 to disseminate the life and work of Hernand. “This is a necessary foundation in these times of polarization and cancellation,” he noted. In addition, since 2002 it has dedicated itself to criticism and it is the first foundation in Valencia to have an employment workshop dedicated to a writer. So, More than 11,000 newspaper references have been cataloged and more than 300 documents have been digitized. It is also the most visited museum in Orihuela. Finally, the Miguel Hernández de Orihuela Prize presents in its 2026 edition more than 1,650 collections of poetry presented.

José María Cossío, mentor of poets

For her part, Agustina Monasterio, director of José María Cossío House Museum He recalled the link of this important publisher of the 27 with the Tudanca mansion, located 100 kilometers from Santander and which he inherited from his family. “He was a close friend of Joselito el Gallo. When he died, he confined himself to Tudanca. Although his primary vocation is as a poet, as a publisher, his ambition is to develop the careers of the young poets he meets. “He was a very good friend of Gerardo Diego.”.

I also pointed out that Cossío’s archives highlight “his library, for the original volumes it contains, and his correspondence. He was very generous in welcoming his friends. Alberti wrote the first part of “Of Angels” in Tudanca. It was also Sanchez Mazas and Gerardo Diego. For the 27th centenary, we worked with Casa Gerardo Diego. Juan Manuel Bonet is curator of the 27th centenary of Cantabria and will produce the exhibition “Cantabria and modernity”. He concluded by saying that “Gerardo Diego deserves to have a biography. We also want to publish a book in the 27th.

Likewise, the intervention of José Antonio Martinez Liébanapresident of the Miguel Hernández de Quesada Legado Foundation. He applauded that the figure of this poet was represented in a meeting of the Foundations of the 27. “We are not always invited to the events of the 27. Dámaso Alonso said that Miguel was the brilliant epigone of the 27. The first Miguel, who wrote works like “Perito en luna”, must be considered from the 27. Then he has works closer to the Generation of 36 or that of Vallecas. I think this could be the centenary of flexibility and dialogue between generations. This is where Miguel fits in.

Martínez Liébana also said that “women have been the great forgotten ones of 27, as well as music, architecture and other artistic manifestations.” In this perspective, the essential figure of Josephine Manresawho was the wife of Miguel Hernández. She was born in Quesada, where she only lived until the age of 3, but “she had a great love for Quesada, a town where she is the favorite daughter and where she has a monument. She was the muse of many poems by Miguel Hernández, his companion and mother of his two children. She was his muse and guarantor of Miguel’s legacy and heritage. Vicente Aleixandre told him to hide the inheritance. the land. The first biographers took advantage of this. The famous charcoal drawing by Buero Vallejo depicting Hernández in prison was lost for over 30 years until it was found..

Finally, Martínez Liébana said that this heritage is in Jaén “by chance, since during the bicentenary of the Provincial Delegation of Jaén, they wanted to have the words of Jaén like those of the famous poem ‘Aceituneros’. Because Miguel Hernández had an important connection with Jaén. The inheritance cost three million euros. There are 5,800 archives with manuscripts, drawings, letters to Lorca, Aleixandre, original editions of his poems… Everything is digitized. From there, the foundation was created in 2018. I am the third president,” he concluded.

After this event, the participants went to the Luis Cernuda House, where they read texts from “Ocnos”.