Diego San José

Born in Madrid in 1884, Diego San José de la Torre was a Spanish writer, journalist, and historian. He became especially known as a chronicler of Madrid, a scholar of the Siglo de Oro, and a frequent contributor to popular literary magazines such as La Novela Corta and El Cuento Semanal.

His writing ranged across fiction, journalism, poetry, and historical work, with a reputation for being both productive and deeply engaged with Spain’s literary past. Bibliographic records and library sources also reflect how widely his work circulated during his lifetime and after it.

San José died in Redondela in 1962. Some sources list his birth year as 1885, while others give 1884; the strongest biographical sources consulted identify 1884 as the year of his birth.