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J. (José) Ortega Munilla
1856–1922
A major figure in Spanish journalism at the turn of the 20th century, he helped shape public debate through his long work at El Imparcial while also writing fiction and literary criticism. Remembered today as the father of José Ortega y Gasset, he was an accomplished author in his own right.
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La voz de la conseja, t.2 Selección de las mejores novelas breves y cuentos de los más esclarecidos literatos
by Joaquín Álvarez Quintero, Serafín Álvarez Quintero, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, José Echegaray, Concha Espina, Wenceslao Fernández-Flórez, Gutiérrez Gamero, Antonio de Hoyos y Vinent, J. (José) Ortega Munilla, Alvaro Retana, Diego San José, Bernardo Morales San Martín, Felipe Trigo
About the author
Born in Cárdenas, Cuba, on October 26, 1856, he was taken to Spain as a child and built his career in Madrid. He became known as a writer, journalist, critic, novelist, and dramatist, with much of his professional life closely tied to the influential newspaper El Imparcial, where he eventually served as director.
His fiction is generally associated with literary realism, and his broader career placed him at the center of Spain's cultural and journalistic life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was also elected to the Real Academia Española, taking his seat in 1902.
He died in Madrid on December 30, 1922. Although many readers first encounter him as the father of philosopher José Ortega y Gasset, his own career stands out for its lasting place in Spanish letters and the history of the press.