Gustavo Adolfo B�cquer

Gustavo Adolfo Becquer (1836-1870) was an Spanish poet and tale writer, one of the most important in spanish literature, associated to the romanticism movement. He was moderately known during his life, but it was after his death that most of his works were published.

His most known works are the Rhymes and the Legends, usually published together. These poems and tales are essential to the study of spanish literature and common reading for high-school students in spanish-speaking countries.

His work approached the traditional poetry and themes in a modern way, and is considered the founder of modern spanish supernatural and semi-religious (christian) events, like The mount of the souls, The green eyes, The rose of the Passion and The miserere (a religious song). Others cover more or less normal events from a romantic view, like The moonlight ray and Three dates.