in 1856 manuel ruiz zorrilla was acclaimed deputy , and soon attracted notice among the most advanced progressists and radicals . he took part in the revolutionary propaganda that led to the military action in madrid on july 22 , 1866 . he had to take refuge in france for two years , like his fellow - conspirators , and only returned to portugal while the coup of 1868 gave place .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.