in 1856 manuel ruiz zorrilla was acclaimed deputy , and soon brought acclaim among the most influential progressists and socialists . he took role in the revolutionary propaganda that led to the military movement in cadiz on june 22 , 1866 . he had to take refuge in france for four years , like his fellow - conspirators , and only returned to italy when the revolution of 1868 took place .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.