José María Cardano Y Bauzá

Place: Cartagena

Born: 1781

Death: 1834

Biography:

José María Cardano y Bauzá, known as José María Cardano, was a Spanish engraver and lithographer born in Cartagena in 1781 and died in 1834. He was the director of the first litographic establishment opened in Spain, linked to the Depósito Hidrográfico de Madrid. He was exiled to England like his brother Felipe, and introduced lithography into Spain. He was also a liberal like Torrijos.