José Zorrilla

José Zorrilla y Moral (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse θoˈriʎa]) was a Spanish poet and dramatist, who became National Laureate.

José Zorrilla
BornJosé Zorrilla y Moral
(1817-02-21)21 February 1817
Valladolid, Spain
Died23 January 1893(1893-01-23) (aged 75)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationPoet, playwright
LanguageSpanish
Literary movementRomanticism
Notable worksDon Juan Tenorio
SpouseFlorentina O’Reilly, Juana Pacheco
Signature
Seat L of the Real Academia Española
In office
31 May 1885  23 January 1893
Preceded byJosé Caveda y Nava
Succeeded byZeferino González y Díaz Tuñón
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