Joaquín Dicenta

Joaquín Dicenta
Madrid municipal councillor
In office
1 July 1909  1 January 1912
Personal details
Born3 February 1877
Calatayud or Vitoria, Spain
Died21 February 1917
Alicante, Spain
OccupationPlaywright, novelist, essayist, poet, politician
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Joaquín Dicenta Benedicto (1862–1917) was a Spanish journalist, novelist, playwright, poet and Republican politician. His 1895 play Juan José, whose representation became a staple of every May Day, was the second-most performed in the Spanish repertory between 1895 and 1939.