Modesto Lafuente y Zamalloa

Modesto Lafuente y Zamalloa ( born October 25, 1806 Ravanal de los Caballeros, † 1866 in Madrid) was a Spanish historian.

Life

Lafuente was first professor and librarian in Astorga, moved in 1838 to Madrid and entered here as a journalist and satirical moralist with published under the pseudonyms Fray Gerundio and Tirabeque periodic works on:

  • Coleccion de capilladas y disciplinarzos ( 16 volumes )
  • Viage por Francia, Belgica Alemania y (2 volumes)
  • Viage areostatico
  • Teatro del siglo XIX social (2 volumes)
  • Revista europea (4 volumes), all of which are published 1844-1850 and have been widely used.

However, his major work 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, also distinguished himself as a deputy and vice president of the Cortes by his eloquence from.

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