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MANUEL JOSÉ, Spanish poet; born in Madrid, Spain, April 11, 1772; was lawyer, journalist, and man of letters, as well as poet. He was governor or preceptor to the young Queen Isabella, was made senator and peer in 1835. He was a Liberal in politics, and twice driven from office, being imprisoned from 1814 to 1820. His most famous work is the "Lives of Celebrated Spaniards," in three volumes (1807- 1833). He died March 11, 1857.