Jorge Barbosa (writer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vera-Cruz and the second or paternal family name is Barbosa.
Jorge Barbosa
500 Escudos banknote of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) depicting Jorge Barbosa on the obverse
Born
Jorge Vera-Cruz Barbosa

(1902-05-25)May 25, 1902
Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde
Died6 January 1971(1971-01-06) (aged 68)
Cova da Piedade, Lisbon, Portugal
Occupation(s)poet, writer

Jorge Vera-Cruz Barbosa (25 May 1902 – 6 January 1971) was a Cape Verdean poet and writer. He collaborated in various reviews and Portuguese and Cape Verdean journals. The publication of his poetry anthology Arquipélago (Archipelago) in 1935 marked the beginning of Cape Verdean poetry. He was, along with Baltazar Lopes da Silva and Manuel Lopes, one of the three founders of the literary journal Claridade ("Clarity") in 1936, which marked the beginning of modern Cape Verdean literature.