 Complete the following phrase:  Encouraged by regional showings in Valladolid, which were well-received, in 1862 he participated in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts with a painting depicting The Cids oath in Santa Gadea. Two years later, he presented a Biblical scene showing the Raising of Jairus daughter, in hopes of winning a scholarship to Rome, but he was not successful. He had no more significant showings until 1878, when he received a third-class medal for his painting An Excorcism, which was then sent to the 