WRITER

José Cadalso

1741 - 1782

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José de Cadalso y Vázquez (Cádiz, 1741 – Gibraltar, 1782), Spanish, Colonel of the Royal Spanish Army, author, poet, playwright and essayist, one of the canonical producers of Spanish Enlightenment literature. Before completing his twentieth year, Cadalso had traveled through Italy, Germany, England, France and Portugal, and he had studied the history and literature of these countries. On his return to Spain he entered the army and rose to the rank of colonel.Cadalso was the embodiment of the Enlightenment ideal of the "hombre de bien", a learned and well-rounded citizen whose multitude of interests could be utilized to improve society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Cadalso has received more than 64,189 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). José Cadalso is the 4,026th most popular writer (down from 3,736th in 2019), the 1,281st most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,149th in 2019) and the 146th most popular Spanish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 64k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Los eruditos a la violeta
1772
Noches lúgubres
Criticism and interpretation, Spanish literature, translations into english, Romance literature
1798
Óptica del cortejo
1772
Cartas Marruecas
2011
Cartas marruecas / Noches lúgubres
Las *Cartas marruecas* presentan, bajo el género epistolar, una visión del problema de España cuya historia, sociedad e instituciones se ponen en entredicho desde la dimensión moral. En las *Noches lúgubres*, por otra parte, Cadalso aclimata en España el llamado género sepulcral a imitación de Young.
1978
Cartas marruecas
Spanish language materials, Correspondence, Colonies
1793

Page views of José Cadalsos by language

Over the past year José Cadalso has had the most page views in the with 40,373 views, followed by English (7,946), and Italian (1,954). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (65.40%), Serbian (48.73%), and Esperanto (42.13%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Cadalso ranks 4,026 out of 7,302. Before him are Ludvík Vaculík, Eno Raud, Syd Field, Boualem Sansal, Elbert Hubbard, and Dagmar Lange. After him are Murray Leinster, Anita Brookner, Katherine Paterson, Bernardus Silvestris, Gabrielle Wittkop, and Russell Banks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1741, José Cadalso ranks 23. Before him are Augustin Barruel, Aagje Deken, Arthur Young, Pierre Pigneau de Behaine, Johann Gottlieb Naumann, and Ivan Gudovich. After him are Franciszek Karpiński, William Withering, Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain, Charles Willson Peale, Carl Hindenburg, and Sarah Trimmer. Among people deceased in 1782, José Cadalso ranks 29. Before him are Daniel Solander, Richard Wilson, Sadeq Khan Zand, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark, Christine Kirch, and Elisabeth Christina von Linné. After him are Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau, Martha Jefferson, Karl Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Charles Lee, Henry Home, Lord Kames, and Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Cadalso ranks 1,281 out of 3,355. Before him are Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), Agustín Gaínza (1922), Sergi Roberto (1992), Ariadna Gil (1969), Diego Durán (1537), and Francisco Fernández Ochoa (1950). After him are Pedro de Felipe (1944), Juan García Oliver (1901), Segismundo Moret (1833), Joaquín (1981), Leonardo Cilaurren (1912), and Francisco Buyo (1958).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, José Cadalso ranks 146. Before him are Gloria Fuertes (1917), Alejandro Casona (1903), Joan Alcover (1854), Lope de Rueda (1500), Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), and Diego Durán (1537). After him are Carolina Coronado (1820), Almudena Grandes (1960), Carmen de Burgos (1867), Txillardegi (1929), Luis Vélez de Guevara (1579), and Francisco Umbral (1932).

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