<P> Lorca described the play in its subtitle as a drama of women in the villages of Spain . The House of Bernarda Alba was Lorca 's last play , completed on 19 June 1936 , two months before Lorca 's death during the Spanish Civil War . The play was first performed on 8 March 1945 at the Avenida Theatre in Buenos Aires . The play centers on the events of a house in Andalusia during a period of mourning , in which Bernarda Alba ( aged 60 ) wields total control over her five daughters Angustias ( 39 years old ) , Magdalena ( 30 ) , Amelia ( 27 ) , Martirio , ( 24 ) , and Adela ( 20 ) . The housekeeper ( La Poncia ) and Bernarda 's elderly mother ( María Josefa ) also live there . </P>
<P> Lorca described the play in its subtitle as a drama of women in the villages of Spain . The House of Bernarda Alba was Lorca 's last play , completed on 19 June 1936 , two months before Lorca 's death during the Spanish Civil War . The play was first performed on 8 March 1945 at the Avenida Theatre in Buenos Aires . The play centers on the events of a house in Andalusia during a period of mourning , in which Bernarda Alba ( aged 60 ) wields total control over her five daughters Angustias ( 39 years old ) , Magdalena ( 30 ) , Amelia ( 27 ) , Martirio , ( 24 ) , and Adela ( 20 ) . The housekeeper ( La Poncia ) and Bernarda 's elderly mother ( María Josefa ) also live there . </P>
when was la casa de bernarda alba written
when was la casa de bernarda alba written
completed on 19 June 1936
completed on 19 June 1936