The writer Marià Villangómez dies

The Ibizan poet and writer Marià Villangómez died on Sunday, May 12, 2002, at 6.20 p.m., at the policlinic Nostra Senyora del Rosari in Eivissa due to the cardiopulmonary illness that he suffered.

Marià Villangómez i Llobet (Eivissa, 1913) began writing poems very young. In 1928 he moved to Barcelona to study Law, a degree course that he ended in 1933. As from this time he began publishing poems in Catalan in several publications and he moved to Valencia to study philology, a degree course that he did not end because of his recruitment by the Franco army during the Civil War. After the war he studied Teaching and worked as teacher for over 20 years, first in Cornellà (1942-1946) and later on Eivissa, namely in Sant Miquel, where he shared his time between teaching and writing.

His literary and civic values have been widely recognised and in 1989 he was awarded with the Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes.

More information about Marià Villangómez:

- Marià Villangómez's presence on the Internet (16/1/2002)

Photo © BalearWeb: portrait of Villangómez by Chico Prat, exhibited in the hall of Illustrious people of the Eivissa Town Council.

Date of publication: 13/05/2002

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