Benito Perez Galdos's Life

Benito Perez Galdos is born

May 10, 1843

Life

Period: May 10, 1843 to Jan 4, 1920

Starts law school at the University of Madrid

Jan 1, 1862

It does not state exactly what date he started law school.

He begins his journalistic work in La Nacion

Jan 1, 1865

There is not a specific date.

Receives Bachiller en Artes

Mar 8, 1866

He becomes the general editor of El Debate

Jan 1, 1871

No specific date is mentioned.

Sebastian Perez dies

Sep 15, 1871

He becomes the editor at La Revista

Jan 1, 1872

No specific date is mentioned.

He starts the Episodios Nacionales and gives up the majority of his journalistic work

Jan 1, 1873

He writes Dona Perfecta and the first volume of Gloria

Jan 1, 1876

No specific date is mentioned.

He finishes Gloria and the second series of Episodios Nacionales. He also writes the Familia de Leon Roch

Jan 1, 1879

No specific date is mentioned

He is elected to the Congress as a Liberal

Jan 1, 1886

No specific date is mentioned.

"Mama" Dolores dies

Apr 12, 1887

Galdos is elected to the Royal Spanish Academy

Jun 13, 1889

His daughter is born in Santander

Jan 12, 1891

His first play, Realidad, is premiered

Mar 15, 1892

He writes Misercordia

Jan 1, 1897

No specific date is mentioned.

He writes the third series of Episodios Nacionales

Jan 1, 1898

No specific date is mentioned.
He continues writing these through 1900.

He suffers a hemiplegic stroke.

Jan 1, 1905

No specific date is mentioned.

His daughter's mother commits suicide

Jul 25, 1906

He starts to write the Fifth series of Episodios Nacionales

Jan 1, 1907

No specific date is mentioned.
He continues to write this series through 1912.
This series remains incomplete.

He is elected Republican Representative for Gran Canaria

Jan 1, 1914

No specific date is mentioned.

His last play, Santa Juana de Castilla, is produced

Jan 1, 1918

No specific date is mentioned.

Benito Perez Galdos dies

Jan 4, 1920