author
Félix María Samaniego
1745–1801
Best known for witty moral fables that became classics in Spanish classrooms, this Enlightenment-era writer turned everyday animals and situations into sharp, memorable lessons. His verse is clear, lively, and easy to enjoy even centuries later.
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Fábulas
by Félix María Samaniego
About the author
Born in Laguardia, Álava, on October 12, 1745, he became one of the best-known Spanish fabulists of the neoclassical period. He was educated in Valladolid and came from a well-connected family, moving in the intellectual world of the Spanish Enlightenment.
His lasting fame rests on the Fábulas, written for the Real Seminario Bascongado and published in the early 1780s. These poems use animals, humor, and brief narratives to teach practical lessons, and their grace and simplicity helped make them a lasting part of Spanish literary culture.
He died in his hometown of Laguardia on August 11, 1801. Today he is remembered above all for giving the fable a fresh, polished voice in Spanish and for creating poems that generations of readers first encountered in school.