Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Manuel JosÃ Quintana y Lorenzo ( April 11 , 1772 - March 11 , 1857 ) , poet , was born at Madrid , Spain .
Simplified: Manuel JosÃ Quintana y Lorenzo ( April 11 , 1772 - March 11 , 1857 ) , was a Spanish poet and man of letters . He was born at Madrid .