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![A portrait of Francisco Martínez de la Rosa](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/MartinezRosa-1-.jpg/200px-MartinezRosa-1-.jpg)
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Francisco de Paula Martinez de la Rosa (10 March 1789 — 1862) was a dramatist and statesman. Rosa was born in Granada, and educated at the University of Granada. Rosa became well known after epigrams he performed on celebrities.