in 1856 luis ruiz zorrilla was elected mayor , and soon drawn notice among the most advanced progressists and democrats . he took part in the revolutionary propaganda that led to the army motion in espana on june 22 , 1866 . he had to take refuge in france for two years , like his fellow - conspirators , and only returned to spain as the crisis of 1868 took placed .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.