Juan Valera

Juan Valera was born in 1824 in Cabra, in Andalusia. After studies in Málaga, he obtained his law degree in Granada, published his first verse and in 1847 entered the diplomatic service, which he served in Naples, Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro, Dresden, Saint Petersburg, then, later, in Washington, Brussels and Vienna. He also pursued a political career, wrote in the liberal journals and published criticism and essays. His novels, written when he withdrew from political life, mostly appeared between 1874 and 1879. He died in 1905.

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• NovelPepita JiménezJuan Valera · 1874Literature