Jose Ortega y Gasset

José Ortega y Gasset was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, and humanist who profoundly influenced Spain's 20th-century cultural and literary renaissance through works like 'España invertebrada' and 'La rebelión de las masas.' He founded the Revista de Occidente, engaged in politics briefly as a deputy, and developed key ideas such as perspectivism and historical reason before exiling during the Spanish Civil War and returning to establish the Instituto de Humanidades.[1][2][3]