Diccionario biográfico español
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Diccionario biográfico español is a Spanish biographical dictionary published by the Real Academia de la Historia.
History
On 23 May 1735
Printed edition
The Dictionary was edited by Gonzalo Anes (the then Director of the Academy), Jaime Olmedo, and Quintín Aldea Vaquero. It was written over ten years by 5,000 historians. It consists of 50 volumes with 45,000 pages and 40,000 biographies of notable figures in Spanish history, from the 7th century BC to the present.[4] The first twenty-five volumes were published in 2011 with the remaining volumes completed by 2013.[5][6]
Electronic edition
The electronic version of the dictionary was launched formally by the
The printed edition contains information about living persons, whereas so far the electronic edition is restricted to deceased persons. The difficulty of writing objectively about living people was one of the criticisms of the Dictionary when it appeared.[8] Another source of controversy was the treatment of Francisco Franco, who initially was not described as a dictator.[6] His entry was revised for the online version.
References
- ^ a b c "La historia se conecta a la era..." La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "Diccionario Biográfico Español". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Diccionario Biográfico Español". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "El primer diccionario de biografías para el mundo hispánico". Real Academia de la Historia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "El Diccionario biográfico español". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). 8 February 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ S2CID 159848424.
Some scholars claim that publication of the allegedly scandalous biogram exposed "the limits of post-Francoist democratization"
- ^ Morales, Manuel (3 May 2018). "El 'Diccionario Biográfico Español' se enmienda en la Red". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Kamen, Henry. "La ideología política y el Diccionario Biográfico". (subscription required)