José Zorrilla

For the PRI Senator from Veracruz, see José Yunes Zorrilla.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zorrilla and the second or maternal family name is Moral.
José Zorrilla
Born
José Zorrilla y Moral

(1817-02-21)21 February 1817
Valladolid, Spain
Died23 January 1893(1893-01-23) (aged 75)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationPoet, playwright
LanguageSpanish
Literary movementRomanticism
Notable worksDon Juan Tenorio
SpouseFlorentina O’Reilly, Juana Pacheco
Signature
Seat L of the Real Academia Española
In office
31 May 1885 – 23 January 1893
Preceded byJosé Caveda y Nava
Succeeded byZeferino González y Díaz Tuñón

José Zorrilla y Moral (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse θoˈriʎa]) was a Spanish poet and dramatist, who became National Laureate.

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