Bartolomé Bennassar

Bartolomé Bennassar (8 April 1929 – 8 November 2018)[1] was a French historian and writer. He specialized in Spanish and Latin American history.[2]

Bartolomé Bennassar
Bennassar in 2013
Born(1929-04-08)8 April 1929
Nîmes, France
Died8 November 2018(2018-11-08) (aged 89)
Toulouse, France
NationalityFrench
EducationUniversity of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès
Paris-Sorbonne University
University of Montpellier
OccupationHistorian
Writer
Professor
Spouse(s)Lucile Bennassar (deceased)
ChildrenJean Bennassar (deceased)

Career

Bennassar began as a history professor in 1952, and defended his thesis in 1957.[3]

He was a Professor Emeritus at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, specializing in contemporary history of Spain and Latin America, as well as the 16th and 17th centuries.[4] He was also a renowned critic of bullfighting.[5]

Contributions to modern Spanish history

Bennassar wrote books titled Le Voyage en Espagne (The Spanish Inquisition), L'Histoire des Espagnols (The History of the Spanish), and La Guerre d'Espagne et ses lendemains (The Spanish Civil War and its Aftermanth). He also wrote a very important biography on Francisco Franco. His most famous book, Last Leap, was developed into a film in 1970.

Personal life

His wife, Lucile, signed copies of Les Chrétiens d'Allah and Le Voyage en Espagne with him.[6]

His son, Jean, committed suicide in 1979 at the age of 22.[7]

Awards

Bennassar was awarded the Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise in 1987.[8] He won the Prix-Eugène Colas in 1990. In 1991, he won Prix xviie siècle for Les Christians d'Allah. Bennassar received the Grand prix Gobert in 2005. He also won an Honorary Degree from the University of Valladolid.[9]

References
  1. "Bennassar, Bartolomé (1929-2018) forme internationale". Catalogue Général (in French). 18 November 2018.
  2. "L'historien de l'Espagne Bartolomé Bennassar est mort à l'âge de 89 ans". ladepeche.fr (in French). 9 November 2018.
  3. "Les agrégés de l'enseignement secondaire. Répertoire 1809-1960". Ressources numériques en histoire de l'éducation (in French). March 2015.
  4. Bennassar, Bartolomé (1993). Histoire de la tauromachie. Une société du spectacle (in French). Paris: Desjonquères [coll. "Outremer"].
  5. Bérard, Robert (2003). Histoire et dictionnaire de la Tauromachie (in French). Robert Laffront.
  6. Flandrin, Antoine (9 November 2018). "Mort de l'historien Bartolomé Bennassar". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. Sabatier, Robert (1988). Histoire de La Poesie Francaise - Poesie Du Xxe Siecle (in French). 3. Albin Michel.
  8. Romero de Ávila, Gabriel (4 April 2018). "«El galeote de Argel», de Bartolomé Bennassar". Vigo Electrónico (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  9. "Bartolomé BENNASSAR". Académie française (in French).
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