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His birth
Benito was born the 10 of May of 1843 in Gran Canaria. Galdos was a Spanish novelist, playwright and politician. And he transformed the novel by adding expressiveness. -
His firts studies
He entered in the San Juan school where a pedagogy that was quite advanced for the time was applied. -
First writings
He began to collaborate in the local press writing satirical poetry, essays and some short stories. -
Dregree
He obtained the degree of arts bachiller thanks to his talent for drawing and his creativity. -
University
He arrived in Madrid and enrolled in the University of Law where he met many artists and intellectuals of the time. -
First newspapers
Then, he began writing for the newspapers "La Nación" and "El Debate” -
National Episodes fist serie
The publication of the first series of National Episodes begins. -
Realism
He began to travel around Europe as a press correspondent and on one of these trips he became acquainted with the literary movement known as realism. -
Second serie
The book covers the struggles between absolutists and liberals until the death of Fernando VII in 1833. -
Debuty of the cortes
He participated in the politics of his time and was elected deputy to the Cortes in 1886, always for republican parties. -
Member of the RAE
Benito was a member of the RAE since 1987 and was nominated for the novel prize of literature. In relation to his political life, it is worth mentioning that he accepted several times to be a deputy. -
Third serie
Galdós continued with the third series, dedicated to the first Carlist War (1833-1840). -
Fourth serie
It takes place between the Revolution of 1848 and the fall of Isabella II in 1868. Constitutes one of the most important works of Spanish literature of all times. -
Her last years
The last years of his life were painful. He was highly criticized and had difficulties to be elected as a member of the RAE. He also suffered economic problems. -
Blind
In 1912 he became blind -
His dead
finally died January 4 of 1920 ruined and blind in Madrid.