Ángel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas
Don Ángel de Saavedra y Ramírez de Baquedano, Duke of Rivas () (March 10, 1791 - June 22, 1865), was a Spanish poet, dramatist and politician born in Córdoba.  He is best known for his play Don Álvaro; o, La fuerza del sino (1835), the first Spanish Romance romantic success in the Spanish theater.