Philosopher & writer
Miguel de Unamuno
Confronted a Francoist general at Salamanca in 1936 with the line that you will win but you will not convince. He was placed under house arrest and died ten weeks later.
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo was a Spanish essayist, novelist, poet, playwright, philosopher and academic. His major philosophical essay was Tragic Sense of Life (1913), and his most famous novels were Abel Sánchez: The History of a Passion (1917), a modern exploration of the Cain and Abel story, and Mist (1914), which The Literary Encyclopedia calls "the most acclaimed Spanish Modernist novel".
- Born
- 1864-09-29, Bilbao, SpainA Thursday
- Died
- 1936-12-31, Salamanca, SpainA Thursday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- Spain
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1864-09-29, Bilbao, Spain · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Madridthe zone used then
Europe/MadridThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 6°35′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 20°51′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 26°19′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Libra | 26°16′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 14°54′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 25°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 19°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 29°28′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 6°56′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 12°54′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1936-12-31, Salamanca, Spain · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Madridthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 9°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 22°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 29°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 23°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 27°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 6°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 17°18′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 5°41′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 18°56′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 28°01′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Miguel de Unamuno was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.