which hampered him in politics favoured his career in literature. He was not a great natural force; his early plays and poems are influenced by Leandro Moratín or by Juan Meléndez Valdés; his Espíritu del siglo (1835) is a summary of all the commonplaces concerning the philosophy of history; his Doña Isabel de Solís (1837–1846) is an imitation of Walter Scott's historical novels. Through the accident of his exile at Paris he was thrown into relations with the leaders of the French Romantic Movement, and was so far impressed with the innovations of the new school as to write in French a romantic piece entitled Abén Humeya (1830), which was played at the Porte Saint-Martin. On his return to Madrid Martinez de la Rosa produced La Conjuracíon de Venecia (April 23, 1834), which entitles him to be called the pioneer of the romantic drama in Spain. References |- |- |- |- 1787 births 1862 deaths People from Granada Moderate Party (Spain) politicians 19th-century Spanish politicians Prime Ministers of Spain Foreign ministers of Spain Presidents of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain) Politicians from Andalusia Leaders of political parties in Spain Spanish dramatists and playwrights Spanish male dramatists and playwrights Writers from Andalusia Members of the Royal Spanish Academy University of Granada alumni Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain Presidents of the Ateneo de Madrid Ambassadors of Spain to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland