in 1856 manuel ruiz zorrilla was sworn deputy , and later captured notoriety amid the most radical progressists and democrats . he took involvement in the military campaigns that contributed to the general movement in madrid on june 22 , 1866 . he had to taken refuge in france for two years , like his fellow - masterminds , and only returned to catalonia when the revolution of 1868 brought place .
Zorrilla started the revolution of 1868.