in 1856 manuel ruiz zorrilla was elected deputy , and soon attracted attention among the most advanced progressists and democrats . he took part in the revolutionary propaganda that contributed to the republican movement in madrid on february 22 , 1866 . he had to take refuge in france for several years , by his fellow - conspirators , and only returned to power and the revolution of 1868 takes notice .
zorrilla planned the revolution of 1868 .