Luis Suárez Fernández
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Luis Suárez Fernández is a Spanish
historian, originally a medievalist, who has extended his studies to include modern and recent history. He belongs to a line of Spanish historians that are in full agreement with Francoism.
Suárez studied philosophy and literature at the universities of Oviedo
and Valladolid
, receiving his doctorate in history on 16 June 1947 from the University of Madrid
. In 1955 he obtained a professorship of Pre- and Universal History of Antiquity and the Middle Ages and General Cultural History (Prehistoria e Historia Universal de las Edades Antigua y Media y de Historia General de la Cultura) at Valladolid, where he rose to the posts of dean (1963) and rector (1965). As recto he founded the first chair in theatre
at the university. In 1972 the government made him Director General of Universities and Investigation (Universidades e Investigación).
In 1975 Suárez took up the chair of medieval history at the recently inaugurated Autonomous University of Madrid
. That same year he became director of the Escuela Española en Roma de Arqueología e Historia of CSIC
, a Spanish cultural society in Rome. He had been chief of the medieval studies section since 1956; he was overall director until 1978. Today, Suárez is a professor emeritus of medieval history in the department of Ancient and Medieval History, Paleography, and Diplomatics (Historia Antigua, Medieval, Paleografía y Diplomática) at the Autonomous University.
Politically right-wing in orientation, Suárez has connexions with the Fundación Francisco Franco, who are alleged to have funded the publication of Francisco Franco y su tiempo (1984). Suárez is also the current president of the Hermandad del Valle de los Caídos. These ties to Francoism have garnered the denunciation of fellow historian Javier Tusell, among others. He authored the hagiographic entry for Francisco Franco in the 2011 Diccionario Biográfico Español, published by the Real Academia de la Historia
, which has been denounced by historians as being Francoist propaganda.
Fernández is also an active Roman Catholic and a member of Opus Dei
.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
historian, originally a medievalist, who has extended his studies to include modern and recent history. He belongs to a line of Spanish historians that are in full agreement with Francoism.
Suárez studied philosophy and literature at the universities of Oviedo
University of Oviedo
The University of Oviedo is a public university in Asturias . It's the only university in the region. It has three campus and research centres, located in Oviedo, Gijón and Mieres.-History:...
and Valladolid
University of Valladolid
The University of Valladolid is a public university in the city of Valladolid, province of Valladolid, in the autonomous region of Castile-Leon, Spain...
, receiving his doctorate in history on 16 June 1947 from the University of Madrid
University of Madrid
The Complutense University of Madrid is a public university in Madrid, Spain, and one of the oldest universities in the world.The University of Madrid may also refer to:* The Autonomous University of Madrid, a public university founded in 1968...
. In 1955 he obtained a professorship of Pre- and Universal History of Antiquity and the Middle Ages and General Cultural History (Prehistoria e Historia Universal de las Edades Antigua y Media y de Historia General de la Cultura) at Valladolid, where he rose to the posts of dean (1963) and rector (1965). As recto he founded the first chair in theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
at the university. In 1972 the government made him Director General of Universities and Investigation (Universidades e Investigación).
In 1975 Suárez took up the chair of medieval history at the recently inaugurated Autonomous University of Madrid
Autonomous University of Madrid
The Autonomous University of Madrid is one of the top university of Spain and commonly known by its Spanish initials UAM or as "la Autónoma"...
. That same year he became director of the Escuela Española en Roma de Arqueología e Historia of CSIC
CSIC
The Spanish National Research Council is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe...
, a Spanish cultural society in Rome. He had been chief of the medieval studies section since 1956; he was overall director until 1978. Today, Suárez is a professor emeritus of medieval history in the department of Ancient and Medieval History, Paleography, and Diplomatics (Historia Antigua, Medieval, Paleografía y Diplomática) at the Autonomous University.
Politically right-wing in orientation, Suárez has connexions with the Fundación Francisco Franco, who are alleged to have funded the publication of Francisco Franco y su tiempo (1984). Suárez is also the current president of the Hermandad del Valle de los Caídos. These ties to Francoism have garnered the denunciation of fellow historian Javier Tusell, among others. He authored the hagiographic entry for Francisco Franco in the 2011 Diccionario Biográfico Español, published by the Real Academia de la Historia
Real Academia de la Historia
Real Academia de la Historia is a Spanish institution based in Madrid that studies history "ancient and modern, political, civil, ecclesiastical, military, scientific, of letters and arts, that is to say, the different branches of life, of civilisation, and of the culture of the Spanish...
, which has been denounced by historians as being Francoist propaganda.
Fernández is also an active Roman Catholic and a member of Opus Dei
Opus Dei
Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei , is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the...
.
Recognition
- Premio Nacional de Historia de España (2001)
- Correspondent of the Real Academia de las Buenas Letras de Barcelona
- Emeritus member of the Real Academia de Portugal
- Member of the Real Academia de la HistoriaReal Academia de la HistoriaReal Academia de la Historia is a Spanish institution based in Madrid that studies history "ancient and modern, political, civil, ecclesiastical, military, scientific, of letters and arts, that is to say, the different branches of life, of civilisation, and of the culture of the Spanish...
- Member of the Permanent Commission of the Historical Congresses of the Crown of Aragon (Comisión Permanente de los Congresos de Historia de la Corona de Aragón)
- Member of the Spanish Committee of Historical Sciences (Comité Español de Ciencias Históricas)
- Gran Cruz del Mérito Civil
- Gran Cruz de Isabel La Católica
- Gran Cruz de Alfonso X el Sabio
- Gran Cruz del Mérito Militar with distinction (con distintivo blanco)
- Commendation of the Orden de Enrique o Navigador