Serafín Estébanez Calderón

He was called to the bar, and settled for some time in Madrid, where he published a volume of verses in 1831 under the assumed name of "El Solitario." He obtained an exaggerated reputation as an Arabic scholar, and played a minor part in the political movements of his time. He died in Madrid in 1867. His most interesting work, Escenas andaluzas (1847), is in an affected style, the vocabulary being partly archaic and partly provincial; but, despite its eccentric mannerisms, it is a vivid record of picturesque scenes and local customs. Estébanez Calderón is also the author of an unfinished history, De la conquista y pérdida de Portugal (1883), issued posthumously under the editorship of his nephew, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo.

• Name — Serafín Estébanez Calderón • Office — Deputy of the Cortes Generales for Coín • Term Start — 1847 01 08 • Term End — 1847 12 02 • Office1 — Deputy of the Cortes Generales for Ourense • Term Start1 — 1843 • Term End1 — 1846 10 31 • Born — 27 December 1799 • Birthplace — Málaga, Spain • Died — 5 February 1867 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain • Occupation — Writer, politician, lawyer, historian & poet • Nickname — El Solitario • Office2 — Senator of the Cortes Generales (Senator for life) • Term2 — 1853 – 1867