Charles III begins reform-era cultural policyJan 1, 1759Labels: Charles III, Spanish Crown, Cultural PolicyBritannicaSpain Hist
Esquilache Riots expose limits of top-down reformMar 1, 1766Labels: Esquilache Riots, Madrid, Popular ProtestBritannicaWikipedia
Madrid Economic Society founded to spread “useful” knowledgeJan 1, 1775Labels: Madrid Economic, Real Sociedad, Amigos delWikipediaScholarly Soc
Neoclassical tragedy gains prestige with Huerta’s RaquelJan 1, 1778Labels: Vicente Garc, Raquel, Neoclassical DramaBritannicaWikipedia
Iriarte’s La música models didactic Enlightenment poetryJan 1, 1780Labels: Tom s, La m, Didactic PoetryIriarte BioBritannica 1911
Samaniego publishes fables for civic educationJan 1, 1781Labels: F lix, F bulas, Civic EducationSamaniegoBritannica
Iriarte’s Fábulas literarias satirize bad writingJan 1, 1782Labels: Tom s, F bulas, Literary CriticismWikisourceIriarte Bio
Cadalso’s Cartas marruecas published after his deathJan 1, 1789Labels: Jos Cadalso, Cartas marruecas, Cultural CritiqueWikipediaIUCAT
Noches lúgubres serializes, pointing toward pre-Romantic themesDec 1, 1789Labels: Jos Cadalso, Noches l, Pre-RomanticismCervantesBritannica
Moratín premieres La comedia nueva, attacking theatrical excessFeb 7, 1792Labels: Leandro Fern, La comedia, Theatrical ReformWikipediaOutWings
Jovellanos’s agrarian report exemplifies reform proseJan 1, 1795Labels: Gaspar Melchor, Informe agraria, Reform ProseJovellanosBritannica
Moratín’s El sí de las niñas becomes Enlightenment stage landmarkJan 24, 1806Labels: Leandro Fern, El s, Social CritiqueOutWingsWikipedia
Revolt of Aranjuez destabilizes the political orderMar 17, 1808Labels: Revolt of, Ferdinand VII, Political CrisisBritannicaWikipedia
Dos de Mayo uprising and Bayonne abdications fracture Enlightenment-era continuityMay 2, 1808Labels: Dos de, Bayonne Abdications, Peninsular WarBritannicaBayonne