Felipe Trigo [SEP] manner of death
works, but he was also interested in social denounces and critics about illiteracy and caciquism with peasants in Spain and specially in the Extremadura of his times in particular.
Felipe Trigo committed suicide in 1916 for unclear reasons.
Legacy.
In 1981, the City Council of Villanueva de la Serena created the Felipe Trigo Awards in his honor to recognize the year's best novel and short narrative.
Bibliography.
- "Las ingenuas" (1901)
- "La sed de amar" (1903)
Felipe Trigo Awards
The Felipe Trigo Awards () are annual literary honors created in 1981 on the initiative of the City Council of Villanueva de la Serena, Spain. On 24 November 1980, the Municipal Assembly agreed to institute it as a tribute to the writer Felipe Trigo, born in the city in 1864.
It is given in two categories: Novel and Short Narrative. A third, Short Narrative by Extremaduran Author, was added in the award's 2nd edition, but then discontinued in its 8th edition in 1988