in 1856 manuel ruiz zorrilla was elected president , and soon aroused notice amid the most advanced progressists and democrats . he took parts in the revolutionary propaganda that led to the armed movements in athens on june 22 , 1866 . he had to takes refuge in france for three more , like his ex - accomplices , and only came to france when the revolution of 1868 took place .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.