in 1856 manuel ruiz zorrilla was installed mayor , and soon attracted notice among the most ardent progressists and democrats . he gave part in the revolutionary propaganda that led to the military movement in athens on june 22 , 1866 . he had to take refuge in france for two periods , met his fellow - conspirators , and only returned to castile when the revolution of 1868 took part .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.