Mariano José de Larra y Sánchez de Castro was a Spanish romantic writer and journalist best known for his numerous essays and his infamous suicide. His works were often satirical and critical of the 19th-century Spanish society, and focused on both the politics and customs of his time.

The Museum of Romanticism is a State-owned art museum located in Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated in 1924 as Museo Romántico.