Maria Josepa Massanés i Dalmau (also Josepa Massanés or Josefa Massanés; 1811 - 1887) was a Spanish poet of the nineteenth century, ascribed to the movement of Romanticism. The poetic work of Massanés is characterized by the diversity of themes, love, homeland, religion, social criticism, the situation of women, as well as the precise formal richness. Massanés is associated with Romantic poetry. She wrote in the Spanish and Catalan languages. Early life She was the daughter of Francisca Dalmau i José Massanés, who was a writer, architect, urban planner, and military man. It is very possible that she inherited her father's passion for knowledge, his love for his own land and his religious sense. From the poet's family life, it is worth mentioning that her family lived immersed in the War of Independence (Guerra de la Indepencia Española), since when she was two months old, her whole family moved to Barcelona thanks to her father's military occupations (he fought against the Napoleonic invading army). However, when the poet was five years old, her mother died, leaving her in the care of her paternal grandparents, who were people of deep-rooted customs and patriarchal thinking, so they did not make it easy for María Josefa Massanés when she showed interest in studying. On the other hand, her father supported her in her intellectual formation and encouraged her in her literary inclination. The poet, together with her grandmother, dedicated herself to the activity of embroidery to make ends meet, which did not prevent her from reading as much as she could, which did not prevent her from learning French, Latin, and Italian. In 1830, the life of the future poet took a dramatic turn when she had to help her father flee to France after being condemned to death by Charles of Spain, 1st Count of Spain, Captain General of Catalonia (Carlos de España, I conde de España, capitán general de Cataluña). In 1833, José Massanés was able to return from exile through a pardon after the death of Ferdinand VII (Fernando VII). After this, the future poet had a much quieter life with her father, and it was at this time that she began to write her first poems. Only five years later she had already become an important literary figure in her area. First works In 1834, in the newspaper El Vapor (September 11) appeared a poem published without a title,