José de Espronceda
José de Espronceda | |
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El escritor José de Espronceda, portrait by Antonio María Esquivel (c.1845) (Museo del Prado, Madrid) | |
| Born | José Ignacio Javier Oriol Encarnación de Espronceda y Delgado 25 March 1808 Almendralejo, Province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain |
| Died | 23 May 1842 (aged 34) Madrid, Spain |
| Resting place | Cementerio de San Justo |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, writer and journalist |
| Movement | Romanticism |
| Children | Blanca Espronceda de Escosura (1834–1900) |
| Father | Camilo de Espronceda |
José Ignacio Javier Oriol Encarnación de Espronceda y Delgado (25 March 1808 – 23 May 1842) was a Romantic Spanish poet, one of the most representative authors of the 19th century. He was influenced by Eugenio de Ochoa, Federico Madrazo, Alfred Tennyson, Richard Chenevix Trench and Diego de Alvear.