Carlos Gómez Álava, known as Carlos Gómez, is a Filipino writer in Spanish best known for his book of poems Excelsitudes. Nick Joaquin called him "the last Filipino writer in Spanish".[1]

Carlos Gómez Álava
Born(1926-07-14)July 14, 1926
Hagonoy, Bulacan
DiedMarch 9, 1988(1988-03-09) (aged 61)
Barcelona, Spain
LanguageSpanish
NationalityFilipino, Spanish
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas, Complutense University of Madrid
Notable worksExcelsitudes
Notable awardsPremio Lobo
Children3

References edit

  1. ^ Luis Andrade (2001). A History of Philippine Literature. University of the Philippines Press.