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A Spanish miscellaneous writer, novelist, and poet; born at Badajoz, March 24, 1829. He first studied theology, but in 1848 settled in Madrid to pursue literature; held responsible government offices; became member of the Academy in 1872. Among his works are the stories "Always Late" (1851); "Juan de Padilla"; "The Widow of Padilla"; and a series of historical studies, dealing with strictly local Philippine Island and Estremaduran topics. His "Tales and Legends" are well chosen and well written; but a work on "The Defects and Dangers of Universal Suffrage", partly fiction and partly satire, is weak.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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Platidiam
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