Miguel de Unamuno biography

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Miguel de Unamuno (y Jugo) was born on September 29, 1864 in Bilbao, Spain. He served twice as rector of the University of Salamanca; he was dismissed first for espousing the Allied cause in World War I and later for denouncing Francisco Franco's Falangists. His most famous novel is Abel Sánchez, a modern re-creation of the biblical story of Cain and Abel. He died in 1936.