José de Espronceda

José Ignacio Javier Oriol Encarnación de Espronceda y Delgado (25 March 1808 – 23 May 1842) was a Romantic Spanish poet, one of the most representative authors of the 19th century. He was influenced by Eugenio de Ochoa, Federico Madrazo, Alfred Tennyson, Richard Chenevix Trench and Diego de Alvear.

José de Espronceda
El escritor José de Espronceda, portrait by Antonio María Esquivel (c.1845) (Museo del Prado, Madrid)
Born
José Ignacio Javier Oriol Encarnación de Espronceda y Delgado

(1808-03-25)25 March 1808
Almendralejo, Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Died23 May 1842(1842-05-23) (aged 34)
Madrid, Spain
Resting placeCementerio de San Justo
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Poet, writer and journalist
MovementRomanticism
ChildrenBlanca Espronceda de Escosura (1834–1900)
Parent
  • Camilo de Espronceda (father)
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