Barrio de las Letras in Madrid, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 18, 2022
1. José Echegaray y Eizaguirre Marker
(Madrid 1833-1916)
Dramaturgo, ingeniero de caminos, matemático, economista y político, nació en el n05 de la Calle del Niño, hoy de Quevedo, y da nombre a la calle que hasta 1888 se llamó del Lobo. Fue nombrado ministro de Fomento durante el reinado de Amadeo de Saboya, y de Hacienda, durante la Restauración, época en la que creó el Banco de España. Divulgador cientifico, fue senador vitalicio, presidente del Consejo de Instrucción Pública, director del Timbre y diputado por Asturias y perteneció a la Real Academia Española y a la de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales. En 1904 obtuvo el Premio Nobel de Literatura, compartido con el poeta Federico Mistral. Inició su actividad teatral en 1874 estrenando en el teatro Apolo su primera obra, El Libro talonario, bajo el seudónimo de Jorge Hayaseca seudónimo que la crítica no tardó en descifrar. Su gran éxito inició la más brillante carrera dramática del siglo XIX español, que dio a la escena más de 70 obras a lo largo de treinta años.
Escribió numerosos dramas de corte neorromántico - En el puño de la espada, En el seno de la muerte - teatro de tesis- El gran Galeoto, Conflicto entre dos deberes, Mancha que limpia - costumbrista - Piensa mal y acertarás - y tambien - O locura o santidad, y El hijo de don Juan - de corte simbolista.
Playwright, civil engineer, mathematician, economist, and politician, he was born at number 5 Calle del Niño, now Calle de Quevedo, and gave his name to the street that until 1888 was called Calle del Lobo. He was appointed Minister of Public Works during the reign of Amadeo of Savoy, and Minister of Finance during the Restoration, a period in which he created the Bank of Spain. A popularizer of science, he was a senator for life, president of the Council of Public Instruction, director of the Stamp Office, and a member of parliament for Asturias. He belonged to the Royal Spanish Academy and the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences. In 1904, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature, shared with the poet Federico Mistral. He began his theatrical career in 1874, premiering his first play, El Libro talonario (“The Checkbook”), at the Teatro Apolo, under the pseudonym Jorge Hayaseca, a pseudonym that critics quickly deciphered. His great success launched the most brilliant dramatic career of the 19th century in Spain, which gave the stage more than 70 works over thirty years.
He wrote numerous dramas in the Neo-Romantic style: - En el puño de la espada (“In the Sword's Handle”), “In the Bosom of Death” - thesis plays - “The Great Galeoto”, Conflicto entre dos deberes (“Conflict Between Two Duties”), “The Stain That Cleanses” - costumbrista - “Think the Evil and You'll Be Right” - and also - “Either Madness or Sainthood”, and “The Son of Don Juan” - symbolist in style.
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Location. 40° 24.821′ N, 3° 41.966′ W. Marker is in Madrid. It is in Barrio de las Letras. It is on Calle de las Huertas, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle de las Huertas 24, Madrid 28014, Spain. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, in the Schengen Area, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, a Spanish colony, and the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rosalía del Castro (a few steps from this marker); José Zorrilla y Moral (within shouting distance of this marker); María de Zayas Sotomayor (within shouting distance of this marker); Marcelino Menendez y Pelayo (within shouting distance of this marker); Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 18, 2022
2. José Echegaray y Eizaguirre Marker - wide view
Also see . . . José Echegaray (Wikipedia). Overview:
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre (19 April 1832 – 14 September 1916) was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spanish drama".(Submitted on November 25, 2025.)
courtesy Nobel Foundation archive, 1904
3. José Echegaray y Eizaguirre portrait
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
