Antonio Menchaca Careaga

Antonio Menchaca Careaga was a Spanish novelist and poet. He was born at Las Arenas, province of Vizcaya, educated at Catholic institutions, Oxford University, and the University of Madrid. He had a maritime career at first but was committed to peace in the world. He is regarded as a liberal defender of democracy under the fascist dictatorship of Franco. After he signed a manifesto against the Law of Succession to the Headship of the State in 1947, the navy expelled him. Thereafter he worked for a shipping company, while continuing to write.

Works

Bandera negra. Ed. Plaza y Janés, Barcelona, 1964
Mar de fondo, novela, finalista Premio Nadal en 1965
Las cenizas del esplendor, Amor siempre asediado y La crisálida. Trilogía de novelas históricas que narran desde la guerra Carlista de 1870 hasta cien años después.
Resucitar en Palermo
La Rosa de los vientos. A historiographic work that tells the story of the Bodega y Quadra exploration.
El camino de Roma a travel book.
Cara a España.
Bilbaíno en Londres
Las horas decisivas. Memorias. Ed. Espasa-Calpe, Madrid, 1992