Rubia Barcia, J. Mascarón de proa, c1983: t.p. (Ramón María del Valle Inclán y Montenegro) p. 11 (b. 10/28/1866) p. 57 (d. 1/5/1936)

Encic. univ. ilus.: (Valle-Inclán, Ramón del; b. 10-28-1870 near Puebla de Caramiñal (Pontevedra); Spanish novelist, playwright) supl. anual, 1936-39 (d. 1-5-1936, Santiago de Campostela)

Letter from Benj. C. Ogden, Asst. Prof. Span., N.E. Missouri State Univ., Kirksville, MO, 10-21-92 (Ramón del Valle-Inclán; full pseud., Ramón María del Valle-Inclán y Montenegro; full real name, Ramón José Simón Valle y Peña; cites works by 3 members of Asociación Internacional de Valleinclanistas giving b. 10-28-1866, Villanueva de Arosa, Pontevedra Prov., supported by baptismal record believed to be bonafide)

LC manual auth. (hdg.: Valle-Inclán, Ramón del, 1870-1936; citations indicate many supposed b. dates between 1866 and 1888, incl. 1876 based on b. certif. believed false, but most recent authoritative sources seem to agree on b.d. 1866)

Wikipedia, viewed March 2, 2017 (Ramón María del Valle-Inclán y de la Peña, born in Vilanova de Arousa, Galicia, Spain, in 28 October 1866; died in Santiago de Compostela, January 5, 1936; Spanish dramatist, novelist and member of the Spanish Generation of 98; also wrote major novels including the Tyrant Banderas) https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Mar%C3%ADa_del_Valle-Incl%C3%A1n