 She was its first director and with lectures, poetry readings, musical and theatrical recitals she attracted such intellectuals as Ortega y Gasset, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Victoria Ocampo, etc.as guest speakers.There Unamuno read his play "Raquel encadenada" (Rachel Enchained) and on 16 March 1932 Federico García Lorca read "Poet in New York", his new collection of poetry not published until 1940.