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In 1978, the year in which she would be 71 years old, Carmen Conde is elected Academic Number of the Royal Spanish Academy, becoming the first woman to enter this institution.
It was on February 9 when, after the votes of the 32 academics, it was elected, imposing itself on the other two candidates: Rosa Chacel and Carmen Guirao.
He would occupy the K chair, which Miguel Mihura had vacated.
On January 28, 1979, he took possession pronouncing his entry speech, entitled 'Poetry before time and immortality', which was answered on behalf of the corporation by Guillermo Díaz-Plaja.
As Alonso Zamora Vicente pointed out in his "Historia de la Real Académica Española", "thus breaking the fire and jumping the barriers", since since the foundation of this one in 1713, no woman had been elected.
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the entry of the Cartagena writer in the RAE, the City of Cartagena, through the Department of Culture, in collaboration with the Board of Carmen Conde-Antonio Oliver and the New Theater Circus have scheduled a series of activities such as, a literary journey, a recital of poetry, the concert of Paco Ibáñez or several round tables on the figure of the writer of the poems 'Brocal', 'While men die', 'Jubilation' or 'Poems to Mary' .
The Poeta Antonio Oliver School will carry out a series of activities such as, a children's musical recital, a poetry workshop.
In addition, starting at 10 am, there will be a literary tour organized by the Board of Carmen Conde-Antonio Oliver.
An activity that is freely accessible and in which anyone can participate.
At 13 o'clock, on the outside staircase of the Palace, will be held the reading of the speech that Carmen Conde took possession in the Academy.
The reading will be done by 10 writers from the Region of Murcia.
In the Culture Classroom of the Caja Murcia Foundation, there will be two round tables, at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
The first will be about the legacy of Carmen Conde, while the second will be about the stay of Carmen Conde in the RAE, which will be attended by Oscar López, director of the television program 'Paginados'.
Writers and writers who know the figure and works of Carmen Conde will take part.
In addition, in October, a series of activities will be carried out to bring the figure of this writer closer to the people of Cartagena and those attending the events.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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