Introduction

Biography

Martínez de la Ro­sa was a states­man and dra­ma­tist and the first prime min­is­ter of Spain to re­ceive the ti­tle of Pre­si­dent of the Coun­cil of Min­is­ters.

Educated at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Gra­na­da, he became deepl­y em­broiled in ear­ly 19th Cen­tury po­li­tics.

In 1814, he was ban­ished to Pe­ñón de Vé­lez de la Go­me­ra on the Barbary Coast. In 1820, he was sud­den­ly re­called and ap­point­ed prime min­is­ter.

Works

• El Ce­men­te­rio de mo­mo
• Lo que pue­de un em­pleo
• La Vi­uda de Pa­di­lia, 1814