Antonio Domínguez Ortiz Explained

Antonio Domínguez Ortiz (October 18, 1909 – January 21, 2003) was a Spanish historian, one of the leading specialists in the history of the Spanish Antiguo Régimen of the 16th through 18th centuries, in particular in social history. He was also expert historian of Andalusia, with a particular emphasis on the history of the Moriscos.[1]

Life

Born in Seville in 1909, Domínguez Ortiz received his doctorate in history from the Complutense University of Madrid, and taught at the University of Granada. He was the winner of the 1982 Prince of Asturias Award in the Social Sciences, Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía (1985)[2] and was granted the honorary Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Cádiz (1985).[3] Besides his academic work, he wrote frequently for popular audiences, and was a regular contributor to El País.

He died in Granada in 2003 at the age of 93.

Works

Memorial

The public secondary school Professor Domínguez Ortiz[4] in Azuqueca de Henares (in the province of Guadalajara) is named after him.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/Antonio/Dominguez/Ortiz/gran/historiador/Espana/moderna/muere/93/anos/elpepicul/20030122elpepicul_7/Tes Antonio Domínguez Ortiz, el gran historiador de la España moderna, muere a los 93 años
  2. http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/boja/boletines/1985/20/d/8.html DECRETO 46/1985 de 26 de febrero, por el que se nombra "Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía", al Excmo Sr. D. Antonio Domínguez Ortiz
  3. http://www.uca.es/web/organizacion/historia/rectores2 Mariano Peñalver Simó - De febrero de 1984 a junio de 1986
  4. Web site: Ies Profesor Dominguez Ortiz . edu.jccm.es . 6 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110311022707/http://edu.jccm.es/ies.profesordominguezortiz/ . 11 March 2011 . dead.