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L'Atlàntida

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L'Atlàntida
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L'Atlàntida (Catalan pronunciation: [ləˈlːantiðə]) is an 1877 poem in Catalan by Jacint Verdaguer. It consists of an introduction, ten books, and a conclusion, dealing with the wanderings of Heracles in the Iberian Peninsula, the sinking of the continent of Atlantis, the creation of the Mediterranean Sea, and the discovery of the Americas.

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This poem was written by Verdaguer in honour of shipping magnate Antonio López y López, first Marquis of Comillas.[1]

The full verse translation into English was published in 2024.[2]

Manuel de Falla's opera Atlántida is based on this poem.

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