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
Ai Pelo Prison Silva (in office 1894–1908) ordered that several Timorese "Liurais" be sent to Ai Pelo. Amongst the other prisoners held there was the Portuguese deportee , who was later released for good behaviour. Prisoners were housed underground, submerged up to the knees in salt water from the nearby sea. Mistreatment is said to have been common practice, and included the mixing of broken glass with inmates' food. The prison was deactivated in 1939. In that year, floods after heavy rains in Dili and Liquiçá claimed human lives and damaged infrastructure, including the prison. During World War II, both Australian and Japanese