José de Espronceda

José de Espronceda was born in 1808 in Almendralejo, in Extremadura. A pupil of Alberto Lista at the San Mateo school in Madrid, at fifteen he founded with friends a secret society, the Numantinos, which got him shut up in a monastery. He then left Spain and lived in exile in Portugal, England, Belgium and France; it was during these years that he became involved with Teresa Mancha. Returning in 1833, he committed himself to the most advanced liberal politics. He died in 1842.

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