Fernando de Prado

Fernando de Prado Pardo-Manuel de Villena (born September 1, 1963 in San Sebastian , Guipuzcoa ) is a Spanish historian , writer and lecturer . He is known for devising and promoting the search and identification of the remains of the writer Miguel de Cervantes .

Family background

Fernando de Prado was born on September 1, 1963 in the city of San Sebastian into a family of Spanish nobility. His father was Julio Prado Colon de Carvajal, Conde de la Conquista, brother of Manuel and Diego Prado and Colon de Carvajal, descendants of Christopher Columbus . His mother, Isabel Pardo-Manuel de Villena Verastegui, is Baroness of Monte Villena, belonging to the house of Manuel de Villena, Count of Via Manuel. Fernando de Prado is the cousin of Borja Prado Eulate, President of Endesa .

education

He studied law, history and geography at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and the Universidad CEU San Pablo. He completed his studies in genealogy, heraldry and aristocracy at the "Marquis de Aviles" school of the Association of Graduates in Genealogy, Heraldry and Aristocracy, of which he later became director. He obtained a Masters Degree in Protocol and Business Relations from the Madrid European Institute for Health and Social Wellbeing.

Next life

In 1991 he was a member of the scientific committee of inquiry, later its coordinator, for the exhibition “2. Mai 1808 ”, which was part of the“ Madrid Capital of Culture 1992 ”event. Later he was technical inspector of the exhibition “The Universities of Madrid”, also for the capital of culture Madrid. For several years he worked as a guide to dignitaries and advisor to the Army Museum in Madrid. He also worked as Deputy Director of Actas Publishing and as Deputy Director of Trebol Sales. Ultimately, he was director and promoter of the project to find and identify the remains of Miguel de Cervantes. He is currently developing cultural and other cooperation projects with foreign companies in Spain.

Works

Catálogo de tesis doctorales sobre geografía e historia que se conseva en el Archivo de la Universidad Complutense e Madrid: 1900-1987 Alfonso Bullón de Mendoza (Director) ISBN 84-505-7802-7
Sociedades secretas en España León Arsenal e Hipólito Sanchiz (Colaborador) 2006 ISBN 978-84-08-06344-5
Rincones de historia española con León Arsenal 2007 ISBN 978-84-414-2050-2
Cabezas de la nobleza: origen y secretos de la aristocracia española 2008 ISBN 978-84-96840-37-9
Anales de la Real Academia Matritense de Heráldica y Geanelogía. Vol.XV "Curiosidades entorno a la sepultura de Miguel de Cervantes" pag. 497-512 2012 ISSN 1133-1240
Anuario de Estudios Cervantinos IX "Muerte y enterramiento de don Miguel de Cervantes. Proyecto de localización e identificación de sus restos. Proyecto de localización e identificación de sus restos" pag. 323-335 2013 ISBN 978-84-15175-55-1

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personal data
SURNAME	Prado, Fernando de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Prado Pardo-Manuel de Villena, Fernando de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Spanish historian and author
DATE OF BIRTH	September 1, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH	San Sebastian