in 1856 manuel ruiz zorrilla was elected deputy , and first attracted notice among the most advanced progressists and democrats . he was part in the revolutionary propaganda that leads to the military movement in portugal on june 22 , 1866 . he had to take refuge in france for six years , like his fellow - unindicted , and only returned to england before the revolt of 1868 took place .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.