Julián Marías Aguilera 17 June 1914 – 15 December 2005 was a Spanish philosopher associated with the Generation of ’36 movement. He was a pupil of the Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset and member of the Madrid School. Contents 1Life and work 2Works 2.1Selected works in translation 3References 4External links Life and work
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo Spanish pronunciation: ; 3 November 1856 – 19 May 1912 was a Spanish scholar, historian and literary critic. Even though his main interest was the history of ideas, and Hispanic philology in general, he also cultivated poetry, translation and philosophy. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. Contents 1Biography 2Disciples 3Summary of important works 4Works 5Works in translation 6See also
Gregorio Marañón y Posadillo, OWL 19 May 1887 in Madrid – 27 March 1960 in Madrid was a Spanish physician, scientist, historian, writer and philosopher. He married Dolores Moya in 1911, and they had four children (Carmen, Belén, María Isabel and Gregorio). Contents 1Life and work 2Foundation 3Ateneo of Madrid 4Legacy 5Books 6References 7External
Bartolomé de las Casas US: /lɑːs ˈkɑːsəs/ lahs KAH-səs; Spanish: 11 November 1484 – 18 July 1566 was a 16th-century Spanish landowner, friar, priest, and bishop, famed as a historian and social reformer. He arrived in Hispaniola as a layman then became a Dominican friar and priest. He was appointed as the first resident Bishop of Chiapas, and the first officially appointed “Protector of the Indians”. His extensive writings, the
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, S.J. Spanish: ; 8 January 1601 – 6 December 1658, better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragon). His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. Contents 1Biography 2Criticón 3The Art of Worldly Wisdom 4Critical reception 5Works 6Notes 7References 8Further reading 9External links Biography The son of a doctor, in
Francisco Giner de los Ríos 10 October 1839 in Ronda, Spain – 18 February 1915 in Madrid was a philosopher, educator and one of the most influential Spanish intellectuals at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Biography[edit] He studied philosophy in Barcelona and Granada and eventually became professor of the philosophy of law and
Francisco de Enzinas 1 November 1518? – 30 December 1552, also known by the humanist name Francis Dryander (from the Greek drus, which can be translated encina in Spanish), was a classical scholar, translator, author, Protestant reformer and apologist of Spanish origin. Contents 1Family and education 2New Testament translation 3Marriage, England 4Last years on the Continent 5Posthumous editions 6References
Alfonso X also known as the Wise, Spanish: el Sabio; 23 November 1221 – 4 April 1284 was the king of Castile, León and Galicia from 30 May 1252 until his death in 1284. During the election of 1257, a dissident faction chose him to be king of Germany on 1 April. He renounced his claim to Germany
xEnrique Urquijo 15 February 1960 – 17 November 1999 was a Spanish singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born in Madrid, Spain, Urquijo is best known as one of three brothers in the Spanish new wave music group Los Secretos formed in 1980. Later in the career of Los Secretos, he formed his parallel band Los Problemas. Urquijo died in Madrid on 17 November
Ana Torroja Fungairiño born 28 December 1959 in Madrid is a Spanish singer. She was the lead singer of the pop trio Mecano, considered one of the most popular pop bands from Spain during the 1980s and 1990s. Mecano split in 1998 and she embarked on a solo career. Contents 1Biography 2Discography 2.1Studio albums