José Ros García
José Ros García was a Spanish-born poet who lived and worked for the latter part of his life in Australia. He originally trained as an electronics technician in Spain. He married his wife Carmen in 1952 and they had two children together, Maria and Frank.
Born in Andalucía, he was an accomplished poet who published often under the nom de plume Francisco José. Many of his works were broadcast over the international Spanish radio station Radio Exterior de España under the auspices of renown broadcaster Rafaela De La Torre. He also contributed regularly in El Español En Australia, a national weekly newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia.
In October 1975, José won the 'Concurso Literario En Prosa' Carta De España, Hogar Español in Melbourne, Australia. In 1984 he won the prestigious Cervantes award and was awarded the 'Pergamino De Honor' following a Spanish literature competition in Sydney, Australia.
He died in April 2001 in Adelaide.
