in 1856 manuel ruiz zorrilla was elect deputy , and rapidly attracted notice among the most advanced progressists and liberals . he took part in the revolutionary preparations that came to the military movement in paris on june 22 , 1866 . he had to take shelter in germany for some years , like his fellow - masterminds , and only returned to spain before the revolution of 1868 gave place .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.