大尉の娘
The idea of esperpento is based on Valle-Inclán's perception of the mixture between the great and the grotesque, which he considered typical of Spanish society. He employed this method of portraying reality in all his works from then on, including in "Martes de Carnaval (Carnival Tuesday)", "La hija del capitán (The Captain's Daughter)", "Las galas del difunto (The Galas of the Deceased)", and "Los cuernos de don Friolera (The Horns of Don Friolera)".