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José Cadalso
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José Cadalso (Cádiz 1741-Gibraltar 1782) es una de las figuras más representativas de la Ilustración en España. Su obra poética está dedicada a su amante la actriz María Ignacia Ibáñez que había muerto en 1771. Sus mejores obras se publicaron postumamente: Noches Lugubres, obra adelantada al Romanticismo, en donde narra su intento de desentarrar a su amante, y las Cartas Marruecas, libro epistolar en que expresa su opinión sobre España y los españoles. Murió en 1782 en el sitio de Gibraltrar.
José Cadalso (Cadiz 1741-Gibraltar 1782), was one of the key figures of the Spanish Enlightenment. His poetic works are dedicated to his lover, actress Maria Ignacia Ibañez who died in 1771. His best works were published posthumously: Noches Lugubres, a precursor of Romanticism, in which he narrates his attempt to exhume his lover, and Cartas Marruecas, an epistolary book in which he expresses his views on Spain and the Spanish. He died in 1782 during the siege of Gibraltar.