Why did Alfred, Lord Tennyson travel to Spain in 1830?

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Lithograph portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson with wavy hair, a full beard, and a serious expression, shown in three-quarter view wearing a dark coat. — Alfred, Lord Tennyson Portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, lithograph published in *The Modern Portrait Gallery*, 1890.

In 1830, Alfred, Lord Tennyson traveled to Spain alongside his close friend Arthur Hallam and other members of the Apostles club. The purpose of their journey was to provide support for an attempted, though ultimately unsuccessful, revolution against King Ferdinand VII.1