Manuel José Quintana

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quintana and the second or maternal family name is Lorenzo.
Manuel José Quintana
Portrait by José Ribelles (1806)
Born
Manuel José Quintana y Lorenzo

(1772-04-11)11 April 1772
Madrid, Spain
Died11 March 1857(1857-03-11) (aged 84)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Genrepoetry
Seat J of the Real Academia Española
In office
1 March 1814 – 11 March 1857
Preceded byVicente Vera de Aragón
Succeeded byLeopoldo Augusto de Cueto

Manuel José Quintana y Lorenzo (April 11, 1772 - March 11, 1857), was a Spanish poet and man of letters.

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