Distinguished figures. Excepcional men and woman who have left their mask in different fields such Literature and History or who had contributed to the development of the town.

Distinguished figures

Excepcional men and woman who have left their mask in different fields such Literature and History or who had contributed to the development of the town.

Distinguished figures

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CAROLINA CORONADO

Victoria Carolina Coronado y Romero de Tejada (Almendralejo, December 12, 1820-Lisbon, January 15, 1911) was a Spanish writer, self-taught and with great sensitivity, considered the Extremaduran equivalent of other authors of Romanticism.

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JOSÉ DE ESPRONCEDA

José de Espronceda y Delgado (Almendralejo, March 25, 1808 - Madrid, May 23, 1842) was a Spanish writer of the Romantic era, considered the most representative poet of early Romanticism in Spain.

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Francisco Fernández Golfín was the third son of Francisco-Lorenzo Fernández Ulloa, the 4th Marquis of La Encomienda and Catalina Casimira Golfín Fernández. He was born on November 20, 1767. He joined the Badajoz Provincial Regiment as a cadet in 1786 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1794, taking part in the war against the French Republic. In 1796, he was promoted to captain. He participated in the War of Portugal and was defending Madrid in 1808. Continuing his military career, he was assigned as a colonel to the General Staff of the III Division in 1811.

In 1812, he was elected as a deputy to the Cortes of Cádiz. He was executed by firing squad on the beaches of Málaga, along with the rest of the rebels led by General Torrijos, in 1831.