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Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas

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In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisSaavedraand the second or maternal family name isRamírez de Baquedano.
The Most Excellent
The Duke of Rivas
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Ángel de Saavedra; by Gabriel Maureta y Aracil (1832–1912)
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
18 July 1854 – 19 July 1854
MonarchIsabella II
Preceded byFernando Fernández de Córdova
Succeeded byBaldomero Espartero
Seatcof theReal Academia Española
In office
24 February 1847 – 22 June 1865
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byAntonio Cánovas del Castillo
Director of theReal Academia Española
In office
20 February 1862 – 22 June 1865
Preceded byFrancisco Martínez de la Rosa
Succeeded byMariano Roca de Togores
Personal details
Born
Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano

(1791-03-10)10 March 1791
Córdoba,Spain
Died22 June 1865(1865-06-22)(aged 74)
Madrid,Spain
Resting placeSaint Isidore Cemetery
Political partyRealista Moderado

Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano, 3rd Duke of Rivas(Spanish:Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano, Duque de Rivas;10 March 1791 – 22 June 1865) was a Spanishpoet,dramatistandpoliticianwho was Prime Minister of Spain in 1854. He is best known for his playDon Álvaro o la fuerza del sino(Don Álvaro, or the Force of Fate) (1835), the firstromanticsuccess in the Spanish theater.

Career

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De Saavedra fought in the war of independence and was also a prominent member of the advanced Liberal party from 1820 to 1823. In 1823, Rivas was condemned to death for his liberal views and fled to England. He lived successively inItaly,MaltaandFrance,until the death ofFerdinand VIIin 1833 and the amnesty of 1834, when he returned to Spain, shortly afterwards succeeding his brother asDuke of Rivas.[1]

In 1835 he became minister of the interior underIsturiz,and along with his chief had again to leave the country. Returning in 1837, he joined the moderate party, became prime minister, and was subsequently ambassador atParisandNaples[1]and director of theReal Academia Española.[citation needed]

In 1813 he publishedEnsayos poéticos,and between that time and his first exile several of his tragedies (the most notable beingAlatar,1814, andLanuza,1822) were put upon the stage. Traces of foreign influence are observable inEl Moro expósito(1833), a narrative poem dedicated toJohn Hookham Frere;these are still more marked inDon Álvaro o la fuerza del sino(first played on 22 March 1835 inMadrid),[1]a drama which emerged from heated literary controversy.[citation needed]

Don Álvarois of historical importance inasmuch as it established the new FrenchromanticisminSpain.[1]The play was used as the basis ofFrancesco Maria Piave'slibrettoforVerdi's operaLa forza del destino(1862). As a poet, Rivas's best-known work isRomances históricos(1841), adaptions of popular legends in ballad form.

Marriage and children

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He married María de la Encarnación de Cueto y Ortega (1806–1885) and had 9 children, including:

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Saavedra, Angel de".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 954.

Bibliography

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  • Duque de Rivas,Obras completas(Madrid 1956).
  • R. Cardwell, "Don Álvaro or the Force of Cosmic Injustice" inStudies in Romanticism12 (1973): 559–79.
  • D. T. GiesThe Theater in Nineteenth-Century Spain(Cambridge 1994).
  • G. H. Lovett,The Duke of Rivas(Boston 1977).
  • W. T. Pattison, "The secret of Don Álvaro" inSymposium21 (1967): 67–81.
  • J. Valero and S. Zighelboim, "Don Álvaro o la fuerza del signo" inDecimononica3 (2006): 53–71.
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1912)."Angel de Saavedra Remírez de Baquedano".Catholic Encyclopedia.Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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