Josefina Aldecoa

Josefina Aldecoa in 2005. Writer and founder of Colegio Estilo in Madrid, Spain. (March 8, 1926 – March 16, 2011)

Josefina Aldecoa, originally known as Josefa Rodríguez Álvarez (8 March 1926 – 16 March 2011), was a Spanish writer and teacher born in León.[1] She was married to the writer Ignacio Aldecoa, whose surname she adopted for her own literary career after his death. Josefina Aldecoa was the founder and Principal of the Colegio Estilo from 1959 until her death in 2011. She died on 16 March 2011 in Cantabria, due to respiratory problems, at the age of 85.[2]

  1. ^ "Fallece la escritora Josefina Aldecoa a los 85 años de edad". 16 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Fallece la escritora y pedagoga Josefina Aldecoa | Cultura | EL PAÍS". El País. Cultura.elpais.com. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2012-10-10.