Camilo José Cela Trulock was born in the Galician village of Iria Flavia in Padrón, on May 11th, 1916. In 1942, he started his literary career by publishing his first novel La familia de Pascual Duarte (‘The Family of Pascual Duarte’). Later on, he published another thirteen novels until Madera de boj (‘Boxwood’, 1999). After La familia de Pascual Duarte, his work La colmena (‘The Hive’) stands out, published in 1951 in Buenos Aires due to censorship.

“I think an individual is never a plane figure but a polyhedron. Naturally, whenever a ray of light falls on a face, a vertex…

To learn more about the work of the Padronés writer, consult the website "Arquivo da Fundación Galega Camilo José Cela" in Cervantes Virtual

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Camilo José Cela was a successful author who wrote a great number of works covering many literary genres: he was a novelist, poet, essayist, lexicographer and playwright. All these facets prove his intense vocation for writing and an indefatigable thirst for continuous experimentation that…

To preserve and disseminate CJC’s literary work; to become a meeting place for young writers; to promote all kinds of initiatives aimed at improving the social reputation of writers; to spark discussions about the role of literature; to serve as way to make known the creative work of authors that write in our local languages.

To facilitate access to the legacy of José García Nieto's potwar poetry room and disseminate the work of the author through all kind of cultural initiatives.…

The mission of the Foundation is to promote the study of Camilo José Cela’s work and preserve his cultural, human and even anecdotal legacy by endeavouring to disseminate general knowledge of said work and legacy as well as many activities directed for cultural promotion.

To reach theses  goals, the Foundation:

These provisions regulate the use of the internet portal service (hereinafter, the ‘Portal’) that the Xunta de Galicia makes available to internet users.

The Xunta de Galicia is the owner of the subdomain “www.fundacioncela.gal” and the different elements included in it.

The content provided through this Portal is issued for informational purposes only and does not replace the advertising of the provisions and acts that have to be formally published in official bulletins. Although precise efforts will be made so…

To 3-kilometre route through the landmarks of Del Miño al Bidasoa in Padrón.

The Camilo José Cela Foundation proposes turning the pages of the writer from Padrón into a literary walk through the sites that witnessed his birth and his life, which he left reflected in many of his works.

Just over 8 kilometres to enjoy, by the sea, the Coruña route.