María Zambrano (Her Story)

A cultural event exploring the life and thought of María Zambrano, the exiled Spanish philosopher from Málaga and first woman to receive the Cervantes Prize. 📚 Fernando Alcalá Marín Central Library in Marbella hosts the lecture “María Zambrano (Her Story)”, given by pedagogue, philosopher and cultural manager Rogelio Blanco Martínez on Friday, 14 November at 6:00 p.m., with an introduction by Luis Bertelli. 🧠 The talk offers an accessible journey through the life and work of María Zambrano, a major 20th-century Spanish philosopher linked to the Generation of ’27, whose thought combines philosophy and poetic language in what she called razón poética (“poetic reason”). ✈️ Blanco will highlight Zambrano’s political commitment, her long years of republican exile in France and Latin America, and her late recognition in Spain, crowned with the Prince of Asturias Award (1981) and the Cervantes Prize (1988), where she became the first female laureate. 👨‍🏫 Rogelio Blanco Martínez has an extensive background as teacher, essayist and cultural policymaker: he served as Director-General for Books, Archives and Libraries at the Spanish Ministry of Culture and sits on several cultural foundations, including the María Zambrano Foundation. 📍 Venue: Fernando Alcalá Marín Central Library, Marbella 📅 Date: Friday, 14 November 🕕 Time: 6:00 p.m. 👤 Speaker: Rogelio Blanco Martínez 🎙️ Introduced by: Luis Bertelli