Antonio Cipriano JosÃ MarÃ a y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz , known as Antonio Machado ( July 26 , 1875 -- February 22 , 1939 ) , was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of ' 98 . Antonio Cipriano JosÃ MarÃ a y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz , known as Antonio Machado ( 26 July 1875 -- 22 February 1939 ) was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of ' 98 .