MARIANO JOSE DE LARRA
\maɹˈi͡ənə͡ʊ hə͡ʊsˈe͡ɪ də lˈaɹə], \maɹˈiənəʊ həʊsˈeɪ də lˈaɹə], \m_a_ɹ_ˈiə_n_əʊ h_əʊ_s_ˈeɪ d_ə l_ˈa_ɹ_ə]\
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A Spanish playwright and journalist; born at Madrid, 1809, committed suicide Feb. 13, 1837. He adapted to the Spanish stage several French comedies, and wrote a tragedy, "Macias" (1834), on the tragic ending of a famous Galician troubadour. Five volumes of his contributions to the Revista Espanola were published in 1837; his principal work is "From 1830 to 1835, or Spain from Fernando VII. to Mendizabal" (1836).
By Charles Dudley Warner
