das y profanas_, 7
vols., Puebla, 1832). The Franciscan Manuel de Navarrete
(1768-1809) is considered by Pimentel superior to Sor
Juana Ines de la Cruz as a philosophic poet (the writer of
this article does not so consider him) and is called the
"restorer of lyric and objective poetry in Mexico" (cf.
Pim., _Hist. Poesia Mex._, p. 442). Navarrete wrote in
a variety of styles. His verses are harmonious, but
_altisonante_ and often incorrect. His best page 310
lyrics, like those of Cienfuegos, have the personal
note of the romanticists to follow (_Entretenimientos
poeticos_, Mex., 1823, Paris, 1835; _Poesias_, Mex.,
1905).

There were no eminent Mexican poets during the
revolutionary period. Andres Quintana Roo (1787-1851) was
a lawyer and journalist and president of the congress
which made the first declaration of independence. Pimentel
(p. 309) calls him an eminent poet and one of the best of
the period. Two of the most important in the period are:
Manuel Sanchez de Tagle (1782-1847), a statesman given to
philosophic meditation, but a poor versifier (_Poesias_,
1852); and Francisco Ortega (1793-1849), an ardent
republican, who opposed Iturbide when the latter had
himself proclaimed emperor of Mexico in 1821 (_Poesias
liricas_, 1839; cf. _A Iturbide en su coronacion_). To
these should be added Joaquin Maria del Castillo y Lanzas
(1781-1878), one-time minister to the United States
(_Ocios juveniles_, Philadelphia, 1835); and the priest
Anastasio Maria Ochoa (1783-1833), who translated French,
Italian, and Latin (Ovid's _Heroides_) works, and wrote
some humorous verses (_Poesias_, N.Y., 1828: contains two
dramas).

Next to Alarcon, the greatest dramatist that Mexico has
produced is Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza (1789-1851), who
wrote few lyric verses, but many dramas in verse and
prose. His plays, which are full of humorous contrasts,
were written during his residence in Spain and are,
for the most part, typically Spanish in all respects.
Gorostiza, in manner and style, is considered a bridge
between Moratin and Breton. His best comedy is _La
indulgencia para todos_ (cf. _Teatro original_, Paris,
1822; _Teatro escogido_, Bruxelles, 1825; _Obras
dramaticas_, _Bibl. Aut. Mex._, vols. 22, 24, 26, 45,
Mex.,-1899).

Romanticism came into Mexico through Spain. It was
probably introduced by Ignacio Rodriguez Galvan
(1816-1842), a translator, lyric poet, and page 311
dramatist. His