in 1856 manuel ruiz zorrilla was elected deputy , and soon drew scrutiny among the most advanced progressists and parties . he took part in the revolutionary propaganda that led to the military revolution in madrid on october 22 , 1866 . he had to take shelter in france for seven years , like his co - conspirators , and only returned to france as the revolution of 1868 took place .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.