FELIX MARIA DE

See also:

• FELIX MARIA DE SAMANIEGO (1745-1801)

SAMANIEGO (1745-1801)  , Spanish fabulist, was born at Laguardia (Alava) on the 12th of October 1745, and was educated at Valladolid . A government appointment was secured for him by his uncle the count de Penaflorida . His Fdbulas (1781-1784), one hundred and fifty-seven in number, were originally written for the boys educated in the school founded by the Biscayan Society . In the first instalment of his fables he admits that he had taken Iriarte for his model, a statement which proves that he had read Iriarte's fables in manuscript; he appears, however, to have resented their publication in 1782, and this led to a rancorous controversy between the former friends . Samaniego holds his own in the matters of quiet humour and careless grace, and his popularity continues . He died at Laguardia on the iith of August iSo, .