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He was born in Sevilla in the 26th of july 1875
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He moved to Madrid when he was only 8 and lived there until he was 32
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By the time he was 14 and failed Spanish and Latin. However he ended up achieving the degree. https://youtu.be/x0xmnApUdzY
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He tried making theatrical works, but as he said, he was just a foreground actor.
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Even though it was his first work, it was already brilliant. https://youtu.be/jYpOU_IWq48
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He became a French teacher so that he could come back to apain and have a job.
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After Machado moved to Soria, a young 15 year old girl caught his attention, and after a while they finally were together. https://youtu.be/VZG6COgtAPs
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Sadly, Leonor died due to Tuberculosis and her last “gift” from Antonio was the releasement of his new poetry book “Campos de Castilla” which she had been really interested in. https://youtu.be/tvFxvn_2AB8
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Even though he hated Baeza, he continued teaching French there during the next 7 years due to his short curriculum. https://youtu.be/v4a75oxJG9M
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After studying philosophy so that his curriculum could be improved he finally left to Segovia where he would continue with teaching. https://youtu.be/-4ZVzfAC83w
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Although he never took possession of his chair. In a letter to Unamuno, the poet comments the news with healthy irony: “It is an honor to which I never aspired; I will almost dare to say that I aspired never to have it.
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From 1928 to 1936 he had a secret relationship with “Guiomar” who was another author. https://youtu.be/y8mX0UC1isU
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Machado was finally conceded a French Cathedra in Madrid and finally was able to live again with his family.
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This was one of his most important and happy moments of his life, which was raising the Republican flag in Madrid.
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He was forced to move to Barcelona because of the Civil war.
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Due to the civil war he was forced to leave Spain with hundreds of other people, because of all the conditions the trip had and the avdanced age Machado had, he ended up passing away. https://youtu.be/YZ1O2R9QxlA
