Columbia University

Columbia University appears in the book as part of Federico García Lorca’s biography: after arriving in New York in June 1929, he enrolled there as a student of English. The reference situates his studies within a period of travel, artistic work, and personal difficulty, but does not describe the university’s organization or broader history.

Lorca’s Enrollment

Lorca’s family arranged for him to go to New York with Fernando de los Ríos as his depression deepened amid concerns about his relationships and work. After visiting several European locations, he arrived in New York on 19 June 1929 and enrolled at Columbia University to study English. He also visited Harlem and spent part of the summer in Vermont before returning to New York.

Place in His New York Period

The account places the enrollment alongside Lorca’s artistic activity and encounters with the city. During this period he worked on Poet in New York and wrote the silent-film screenplay Trip to the Moon, inspired in part by a visit to Coney Island and also connected to his personal anxieties. He witnessed the Wall Street Crash. The book records these events as context for his New York period, without asserting that Columbia University caused or directly shaped any particular work.

Scope of the Reference

Columbia University is mentioned only as the institution at which Lorca studied English. The supplied material gives no details about his courses, teachers, campus life, or length of study, and does not characterize the university beyond this biographical connection.