Jorge Barbosa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jorge Barbosa

Cape Verdean writer

Date of Birth: 25-May-1902

Place of Birth: Praia, Cape Verde

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1971

Profession: writer, poet

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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.