The childhood of Ramón J. Sender in Alcolea Historical milestone · Alcolea de Cinca, Cinca Medio, Huesca Image of Alcolea de Cinca, not of the place itself. Born in 1901 in neighboring Chalamera, the novelist spent much of his childhood in this town on the Cinca; its streets, its irrigated fields and its people left their mark on several of the works he would write later in exile. principios del siglo XX Photo: jnerin (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Alcolea de Cinca