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Tomás José González Carvajal
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| Born | 21 December 1753 Seville, Spain
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| Died | 9 November 1834 (aged 80) Madrid, Spain
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| Seat V of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 22 March 1814 – 9 November 1834 |
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| Preceded by | Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Ignacio Mencos |
Tomás José González Carvajal (born December 21, 1753 – died November 9, 1834) was an important Spanish poet and a statesman. A statesman is someone involved in leading or guiding a country. He was born in Seville, Spain.
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Who Was Tomás José González Carvajal?
Early Life and Learning
Tomás José González Carvajal was born in Seville in 1753. He went to the University of Seville to study. Later, he earned a law degree in Madrid.
He started working for the government in the finance department. In 1795, he became a leader for new settlements. These settlements were being built in areas called Sierra Morena and Andalusia.
A Time of Change: War and Imprisonment
During the Peninsular War, from 1809 to 1811, he worked for the Spanish army. In 1812, he became the director of the University of San Isidro.
However, he upset the government. He started a new course about international law, which is about rules between countries. Because of this, he was put in prison for five years, from 1815 to 1820.
Later, a new government called the Trienio Liberal set him free. But when that government ended, he had to leave Spain. After four years, he was allowed to come back home. He passed away in 1834. At that time, he was a member of the supreme council of war, a high-level group that advised on military matters.
A Famous Writer
González Carvajal was well-known across Europe for his writing. He translated parts of the Bible into poetry. To do this, he started learning the Hebrew language when he was 54 years old!
He also wrote other poems and prose works. He looked up to another famous Spanish writer, Luis Ponce de León, as his role model.
See also
In Spanish: Tomás González Carvajal para niños
