Modesto Lafuente y Zamalloa
Modesto Lafuente y Zamalloa (born October 25, 1806 in Ravanal de los Caballeros , † 1866 in Madrid ) was a Spanish historian .
Life
Lafuente was first a professor and librarian in Astorga , moved to Madrid in 1838 and appeared here as a journalist and satirical moral teacher with the periodical works published under the pseudonyms Fray Gerundio and Tirabeque :
- Coleccion de capilladas y disciplinarzos (16 volumes)
- Viage por Francia, Belgica y Alemania (2 volumes)
- Viage areostatico
- Teatro social del siglo XIX (2 volumes)
- Revista europea (4 volumes), all of which appeared between 1844 and 1850 and are widely used.
His main work, however, is the Historia general de España (Madrid 1850–1866, 30 volumes; continued by Juan Valera , Barcelona 1877–82, 6 volumes).
Lafuente was most recently director of the Escuela superior de diplomática and president of the Junta de los archivos y bibliotecas, and as deputy and vice-president of the Cortes was also distinguished by his speaking skills .
literature
- Ricardo Navas Ruiz: El Romanticismo español . Madrid: Cátedra, 1982 (3rd ed.).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lafuente y Zamalloa, Modesto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fray Gerundio; Tirabeque; Lafuente, Modesto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1806 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ravanal de los Caballeros |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1866 |
| Place of death | Madrid |