Gabriel Garcia Márquez Research Paper

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Gabriel José García Márquez was born on March 6, 1928 in Arataca, Colombia. Born to Gabriel Eligio García and María Márquez Iguarán, the first years of his childhood were spent with his maternal grandparents. In 1936, Márquez won a scholarship to the Colegio Nacional, a school near Bogota, and received his bachillerato in 1946. Choosing to attend the National University of Colombia in 1947, Márquez had his first short story La tercera resignacion in El Espectador, a local newspaper.

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