Politician, Author. He is best remembered as a Spanish author who wrote the notorious play "Don Álvaro o la Fuerza del Sino," the first success of the Romantic school in the Spanish theater, which premiered on March 22, 1835. The play was used as the basis of Francesco Maria Piave's libretto for Verdi's opera "La Forza del Destino." Besides being a playwriter, he is credited as a poet, historian, painter, and politician. As a politician, he was a member of the Liberal party and fought against the Absolutist Monarchy of Ferdinand VII, for which he was condemned to death in 1823 for his extreme liberal viewpoints. He fled in exile to Italy and France, making a living in Paris as an oil-on-canvas painter. He was granted amnesty in 1833 after returning to Spain and inherited the title of Duke de Rivas and on March 22, 1835. He was ambassador in Naples and Paris and served for a short time as the Minister of the Navy and Minister of Interior. His many works also include "Ensayos Poéticos," "El Moro Expósito," and "Romances Históricos." He was a prolific poet, publishing at least fifteen collections. As a historian, he wrote or co-wrote at least three textbooks and the essay "The Spaniards Painted By Themselves." He died while serving as president of the Spanish Royal Academy.
Politician, Author. He is best remembered as a Spanish author who wrote the notorious play "Don Álvaro o la Fuerza del Sino," the first success of the Romantic school in the Spanish theater, which premiered on March 22, 1835. The play was used as the basis of Francesco Maria Piave's libretto for Verdi's opera "La Forza del Destino." Besides being a playwriter, he is credited as a poet, historian, painter, and politician. As a politician, he was a member of the Liberal party and fought against the Absolutist Monarchy of Ferdinand VII, for which he was condemned to death in 1823 for his extreme liberal viewpoints. He fled in exile to Italy and France, making a living in Paris as an oil-on-canvas painter. He was granted amnesty in 1833 after returning to Spain and inherited the title of Duke de Rivas and on March 22, 1835. He was ambassador in Naples and Paris and served for a short time as the Minister of the Navy and Minister of Interior. His many works also include "Ensayos Poéticos," "El Moro Expósito," and "Romances Históricos." He was a prolific poet, publishing at least fifteen collections. As a historian, he wrote or co-wrote at least three textbooks and the essay "The Spaniards Painted By Themselves." He died while serving as president of the Spanish Royal Academy.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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