This week the excavation has begun to look for the remains of famed poet Federico Garcia Lorca, along with other key Spanish figures who were killed around the same time.
The excavation is taking place in Granada where they are believed to have found 6 graves. The first stage of the excavation will take place over 200sqmetres and will find 4 of the 6 graves. In the second stage, the other two graves will be exhumed and examined.
There is a fair amount of controversy around the exhumation because of the fact Lorca’s family refuse to provide DNA samples, which would obviously help with the identification, saying they prefer the remains to be left in peace. they have also not attended several press callings and significant meetings surrounding the event.
It’s an event which we’ve followed greatly at the Mester blog, not only because of our Spanish school in Granada but because the findings will be very significant to Spain and poetry lovers world wide. Read more about the Lorca story here.
