killed at the Great Siege of Gibraltar, on 27 February 1782, just 15 days after being promoted to Colonel. He has a tomb in Saint Mary the Crowned Church in San Roque. References O. N. V. Glendinning. Vida y obra de Cadalso". Madrid. Ed. Gredos, (1962), 239 pages. Sebold, R.P. . Colonel Don José Cadalso . New York, Twayne Publ. (1971), 187 pages. Sebold, Russell P. Cadalso: El primer romantico "europeo" de Espana''. Madrid: Ed. Gredos, (1974), 294 pages. 1741 births 1782 deaths Enlightenment philosophers Age of Enlightenment Spanish male writers People from Cádiz