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People

A comprehensive list of Clavé's circle of known friends, acquaintances, relations, and political and professional associates, in alphabetical order.

Juan Manuel de la Pezuela y de Ceballos

Lima, 1809 – Madrid, 1906 Politician / Writer

Nobleman, Military man, politician, and writer. He defended conservative ideas and was the son of the last viceroy of Perú, Joaquín de la Pezuela.

De la Pezuela y de Ceballos was Governor of Puerto Rico between 1846 and 1851, and Cuba between 1853 and 1855. He was appointed Captain-General of Madrid, and in 1868, of Catalonia. He defended Isabel II during the Gloriosa Revolution in 1868. 

He was elected director of the Real Academia Española in 1875 until his death in 1906. As a writer, he was part of the Romantic movement. He translated Dante’s Divine Comedy. 

 

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Letters by Clavé / view all

  1. Catalanization

    The Choruses in Madrid, 1863.
  2. Captivity

    Letters from El Saladero, 1867.

  3. Banishment

    Exiled in France, 1869-1870.
  4. Conspiracies

    Persecution for Prim’s assassination, 1870.
  5. Federalism

    Political thoughts, 1872.

  6. Power

    Governor in Castelló and Tarragona, 1873.

Papers / view all

Clavé's Papers (1845—1870). A transcription of the composer's personal and professional collection of documents.

Correspondence / view all

Clavé received letters from politicians and intellectuals such as Víctor Balaguer, Pi i Maragall, Baltasar Saldoni, Pep Ventura, Abdó Terradas, Rius i Taulet, among others.

Notes / view all

This section offers an interpretation of Clavé's correspondence and archive, and compiles our scholarship on nineteenth-century Catalan popular music, politics, and social movements.