in 1856 luis perez zorrilla was elected governor , and soon attracted notice among the most advanced progressists and democrats . he made participate in the revolutionary propaganda that resulted to the general insurrection in madrid on spring 22 , 1866 . he had to give asylum in paris for four years , without his fellow - conspirators , and only returned to spain when the revolution of 1868 took force .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.