Romanticism in Spanish literature with works like "A la vejez viruelas" ("To the ancient smallpox"), "Muérete y verás" ("Die and you will see") and "El pelo de la dehesa" ("The hair of the grove"). He satirized Romanticism, though some of its characteristics appear in his comedies, as in "Muérete y verás". During the second half of the nineteenth century, the movement's pre-existing interests in history and legend entered a new stage, and poetry became more sentimental and intimate. This change was due to the influence of German poetry and a renewed popular interest in Spanish poetry. The Postromantic school departed significantly from its other
Timeline of the Spanish–American War wounds of that war. The Spanish–American War catapulted Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, marked the beginning of the modern United States Army, and led to the first establishment of American colonies overseas. The war proved seminal for Spain as well. The loss of Cuba, which was seen not as a colony but as part of Spain itself, was traumatic for the Spanish government and Spanish people. This trauma led to the rise of the Generation of '98, a group of young intellectuals, authors, and artists who were deeply critical of what they perceived as conformism and ignorance on the part