Rafael Alberti Merello, known artistically as Rafael Alberti, was a prominent Andalusian poet, playwright, and writer who was born in El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz, Andalucía) on December 16, 1902, and died in the same Andalusian locality on October 28, 1999. He was a member of the Generation of 1927, received numerous awards throughout his career, and was a political activist within the Spanish Communist Party. After the Spanish Civil War, he lived in exile until returning to Spain in 1977, after the dictator's death, and was elected as a deputy in the Spanish Congress in the same year.
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Meaning of the name - Rafael
God has healed, God has cured
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Rafael Alberti Merello belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: El Puerto de Santa María
Place of Death: El Puerto de Santa María
Educated At: Institución Libre de Enseñanza
Occupation: painter | illustrator | playwright | politician | poet | writer | actor
Spouses: María Asunción Mateo | María Teresa León
Children: Aitana Alberti León
Awards Received: Mariano de Cavia' Price | honorary doctorate of the Bordeaux Montaigne University | honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense | honorary doctorate of the University of Granada | honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos | Gold Medal of Work Merit | America Award in Literature | Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía | Dearest Son of Cádiz province | Golden Wreath | Order of José Martí | International Botev Prize | Saint George's Cross | Order of the Badge of Honour | National Theater Prize | Lenin Peace Prize | Miguel de Cervantes Prize
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 16, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 16, 2025 |
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| Sun | 23 Sagittarius 49 | 24 Sagittarius 59 | 27 Aries 29 |
| Moon | 15 Cancer 49 | 18 Scorpio 16 | 14 Capricorn 24 |
| Mercury | 26 Sagittarius 10 | 6 Sagittarius 14 | 3 Taurus 48 |
| Venus | 28 Sagittarius 5 | 19 Sagittarius 58 | 0 Gemini 31 |
| Mars | 28 Virgo 25 | 1 Capricorn 3 | 0 Libra 16 |
| Jupiter | 14 Aquarius 59 | 23 Cancer 12 | 12 Pisces 51 |
| Saturn | 26 Capricorn 32 | 25 Pisces 22 | 8 Aquarius 58 |
| Uranus | 21 Sagittarius 34 | 28 Taurus 27 | 25 Sagittarius 27 |
| Neptune | 2 Cancer 33 | 29 Pisces 22 | 1 Cancer 17 |
| Pluto | 18 Gemini 35 | 2 Aquarius 17 | 18 Gemini 4 |
| Rahu | 21 Libra 58 | 12 Pisces 58 | 15 Libra 28 |
| Ketu | 21 Aries 58 | 12 Virgo 58 | 15 Aries 28 |
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