Vicente García de la Huerta

Vicente García de la Huerta (born March 9, 1734, Zafra, Spain—died March 12, 1787, Madrid) was a playwright, poet, and critic whose Neoclassical tragedy Raquel (1778) was once considered the most distinguished tragic drama of 18th-century Spain. García held a position in the Royal (later National) Library and was a political prisoner in Oran, where Raquel was performed. Although he was learned and translated Sophocles and Voltaire, his critical ability was not very sound. His...