About Vicente Boix
Lived 1813 – 1880 (aged 66–67). Vicente Boix was a Spanish historian, university teacher, writer, poet and regular cleric.
Vicente Boix y Ricarte (27 April 1813 – 7 March 1880) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and historian from Xàtiva, Valencia.
Works Boix wrote El encubierto de Valencia in 1852 and earlier he wrote Historia de la ciudad y reino de Valencia in three volumes in 1845. His Obras poéticas appeared in two volumes in 1850 and 1851, Poesías históricas y caballerescas and Poesías líricas y dramáticas. A much broader selection of his work is in Obras literarias selectas which was written in 1880.
El encubierto de Valencia was based on the life of El Encubierto, a mysterious rebel who claimed to be the rightful king of Spain who had been hidden away.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Vicente Boix's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Vicente Boix?
Spanish writer and historian
When was Vicente Boix born?
Vicente Boix was born in 1813 in Xàtiva.
When did Vicente Boix die?
Vicente Boix died in 1880 in Valencia.
What was Vicente Boix's occupation?
Vicente Boix was a historian, university teacher, writer, poet and regular cleric.
What nationality was Vicente Boix?
Vicente Boix was Spanish.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vicente Boix. https://biography.guide/vicente-boix/
MLA: "Vicente Boix." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/vicente-boix/.
Chicago: "Vicente Boix." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/vicente-boix/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:22 UTC