in 1856 manuel ruiz zorrilla was elect deputy , and soon attracted notice among the most elite progressists and democrats . he took part in the republican activities that led to the militia movement in madrid on june 22 , 1866 . he had to assume refuge in paris for some decades , like his comrades - plotters , and only returned to cuba when the rebellion of 1868 took place .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.