Carlos García Bayón


Category: Teacher, writer and journalist
Birth Date: 1st October 1914 (†20th July 2003)
Birth Place: Caldas de Reis (Pontevedra)
 Curriculum

As a teacher of Primary Education, he worked at different schools and founded 'Bayón' School in Ribeira about sixty years ago.

 Work & Activities

As a writer and journalist he published his work in all the Galician newspapers and magazines as well as in ABC and La Vanguardia. He also wrote articles, reports and interviews. He developed his best activity in the newspaper La Voz de Galicia. These are some of his most important books: Viajes Galaicos Los caminos de Santiago en Galicia Riveira: Guía apasionada Guía de las heráldicas de Pobra do Caramiñal Piedras Ilustres de La Barbanza Nueva Galería de Piedras Ilustres Guía de las heráldicas de Boiro Valle-Inclán y Viana del Prior Muros y Xallas Torre Xunqueiras y los Gasset García Martí: un olvidado Viajes por el Románico Quince pintores pontevedreses.

 Other Interesting Aspects

He got over forty prizes such as 'Godó', 'Fernández Latorre', and 'Julio Camba' Journalism Prizes, 'Álvaro Cunqueiro' and 'Pérez Lugín' Prizes, as well as Castelao’s Medal.