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L'Atlàntida
L'Atlàntida
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
.
This poem was written by
Verdaguer
in honour of
shipping magnate
Antonio López y López
, first
Marquis
of
Comillas
.
Manuel
de
Falla's
opera
Atlántida
is based on this poem.
