, ▁B ada j oz ▁– ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁in ▁Madrid ) ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁Spanish ▁writer . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁Medicine ▁in ▁Madrid ▁and ▁pract ised ▁in ▁several ▁villages ▁in ▁Ext rem ad ura . ▁He ▁later ▁become ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Military ▁Health ▁Corps ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁Philippines , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁die ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁rep atri ated ▁as ▁a ▁Lieutenant - Col onel . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁quit ▁medicine ▁to ▁concent rate ▁in ▁literature . ▁E rot ic ism ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁subject ▁of ▁his ▁works , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁interested ▁in ▁social ▁den oun ces ▁and ▁critics ▁about ▁ill iter acy ▁and ▁ca ci qu ism ▁with ▁pe as ants ▁in ▁Spain ▁and ▁spe cially ▁in ▁the ▁Ext rem ad ura ▁of ▁his ▁times ▁in ▁particular . ▁ ▁F eli pe ▁Tr igo ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁for ▁unclear ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁of ▁Vill an ue va ▁de ▁la ▁Ser ena ▁created ▁the ▁F eli pe ▁Tr igo ▁Awards ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁year ' s ▁best ▁novel ▁and ▁short ▁narr ative . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Las ▁ing enu as ▁( 1 9 0 1 ) ▁La ▁sed ▁de ▁am ar ▁( 1 9 0 3 ) ▁Al ma ▁en ▁los ▁lab ios ▁( 1 9