12 Facts About Adolfo Clavarana

Adolfo Clavarana y Garriga was a Spanish lawyer and Catholic propagandist.

Adolfo Clavarana was born to a family of small shop owners in Orihuela and graduated from business school in 1863.

Adolfo Clavarana served as Syndic and Secretary at the city council, standing out at the local elections.

Adolfo Clavarana was disappointed by liberal politics, nevertheless, and left the party during Praxedes Mateo Sagasta's leadership.

Adolfo Clavarana started his activities as a journalist at El Segura, while still practising law.

Adolfo Clavarana was particularly close to the Society of Jesus, and spent a long time every morning praying at church before going to work.

Adolfo Clavarana founded La Lectura Popular the same year, a Catholic magazine, and stopped working as a lawyer to dedicate more time to journalism, stating that his profession caused him a "perpetual indignation" apart from deep moral conflicts.

Adolfo Clavarana joined the Carlist movement and sided with Ramon Nocedal in the integrist controversy.

Adolfo Clavarana published short stories, among which the most famous were La correspondencia del tio Matraca, Blas Trapala, El Maestro Cerote y La llave del cielo, as well as El terno seco y La moneda del otro mundo, which were described by Francisco Martinez Marin as influencing "half of Spain".

Adolfo Clavarana helped the popularization of moralist cuentos in his age, making it a widespread tactic by political Catholicism.

Adolfo Clavarana was quoted as saying on his deathbed that "nations that depart from Christ are lost," referring to Spain.

Adolfo Clavarana was married to Josefa Bofill, with whom he had many children.