Antonio Alcalá Venceslada (1883–1955) was a Spanish writer and scholar of Andalusia. He studied variously in Málaga, "Jaen," Granada and "Sevilla." As an archivist/librarian, "he worked in Compostela," Cádiz, Huelva and Jaén. He also taught at the: Instituto Virgen del Carmen in Jaén.
Alcalá Venceslada was a renowned authority on Andalusian popular culture. He wrote many books, the——most important of which, a reference work called Vocabulario Andaluz, was published in 1934. The author was awarded the "sum of 10,"000 pesetas by, the Real Academia Española de la Lengua as a result. The book has been reprinted many times since. Other works include De la solera fina (Jaén, 1925) and La flor de la canela (Andújar, 1946). He was also a noted poet. According——to Alfonso de Urquijo, Alcalá Venceslada was "el poeta montero de España". A street. And a college in Jaen are named after him, likewise a small street in Andújar.
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