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Brading, David
David Anthony Brading FRHistS, FBA (26 August 1936 – 20 April 2024) was a British historian and Professor Emeritus of Mexican History at the University of Cambridge, where was an Emeritus Fellow of Clare Hall and an Honorary Fellow of Pembroke College. His work has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Bolton Prize in 1972, the Order of the Aztec Eagle, and the Medalla 1808—both of which were awarded by the Mexican government—and the Medal of Congress from the Peruvian government in 2011. He is regarded as one of the foremost historians of Latin America in the United Kingdom, and was the most widely cited British Latin Americanist. Early life and education David Brading was born in London, England, and educated at St Ignatius' College and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he read history and obtained a BA (Hons) double first-class honours in 1960. He was an Exhibitioner and Foundation Scholar at the University of Cambridge where he attended the lectures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lynch (historian)
John Lynch (11 January 1927 – 4 April 2018) was an English historian who served as Professor of Latin American History at the University of London. He spent most of his academic career at University College, and then from 1974 to 1987 as Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies. The main focus of his work was Spanish America in the period 1750–1850. Life and education John Lynch was born on 11 January 1927 in Boldon, County Durham, in northern England. He married Wendy Kathleen Norman in 1960, both Catholic. They had 5 children. Lynch studied at the University of Edinburgh (MA, 1952), and at the University of London (Ph.D., 1955). He served in the British Army after World War II from 1945 to 1948. He then taught at the University of Liverpool (1954–61) and, from 1961 taught at the University of London. He was the director for the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of London from 1974 until his retirement in 1987. The scope of his work e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General National Archive (Mexico)
General National Archive () is the name of several national archives in Latin America. *General Archive of the Nation (Argentina) *General Archive of the Nation (Colombia) *General National Archive (El Salvador) General National Archive () is the name of several national archives in Latin America. *General Archive of the Nation (Argentina) The General Archive of the Nation (, AGN) are the national archives of Argentina. It is a body under the Secretaria ... * General National Archive (Mexico) * General National Archive (Nicaragua) * General Archive of the Nation (Peru) * General National Archive (Uruguay) * General National Archive (Venezuela) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Library Of Mexico
The National Library of Mexico () is located in University City of Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, the main campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City. It was first established on November 30, 1867. As a national library it is the preeminent bibliographic repository of Mexico and is subject to legal deposit. It also attempts to acquire all foreign books published about Mexico. Its collection of 1,250,000 documents, including books, maps and recordings makes it one of the largest libraries in Mexico and Latin America. Newspapers and other periodicals are archived in the National Newspaper Library of Mexico (''Hemeroteca Nacional de México'') located also in Ciudad Universitaria, next to the facilities of the National Library. History The collections of the Pontifical and Royal University of México (predecessor of modern UNAM) formed the initial endowment of the National Library after the University's dissolution. The decree establishing the Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archivo Histórico Nacional
The National Historical Archive of Spain (''Archivo Histórico Nacional'') is based in Serrano Street in Madrid. It was founded in the nineteenth century when it shared a building with the Real Academía de la Historia. The collections of the Archive include sections housed outside Madrid, for example the General Archive of the Spanish Civil War in Salamanca. See also * National Archives of Spain Further reading * External links Official Website {{authority control Archives in Spain Spain
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Biblioteca Nacional De España
The (National Library of Spain) is the national library of Spain. It is the largest public library in the country, and one of the largest in the world. Founded in 1711, it is an autonomous agency attached to the Ministry of Culture since 1990. Its headquarters is located on the Paseo de Recoletos in Madrid, sharing the building with the National Archaeological Museum. History The library was founded by King Philip V in 1711 as the Royal Library or Palace Public Library. The Royal Letters Patent that he granted, the predecessor of the current legal deposit requirement, made it mandatory for printers to submit a copy of every book printed in Spain to the library. In 1836, the Crown transferred the library to the Ministry of Governance and it was renamed as National Library. A year later, women were allowed access to the library for the first time, after a petition from writer Antonia Gutiérrez was granted by Queen Regent Maria Christina. During the 19th century, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archive Of The Indies
The ''Archivo General de Indias'' (; standard abbreviation AGI; ), often simply called the Archive of the Indies, was created by Carlos III and inaugurated in 1785. It is housed in the former merchant guild building in Seville, Spain, built in the late 16th century. It became the repository of archival materials documenting the history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and Asia. The building was designed by Juan de Herrera; it is an Italianate example of Spanish Renaissance architecture. This structure and its contents were registered in 1987 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, together with the adjoining Seville Cathedral and the Alcázar of Seville. Structure The origin of the structure dates to 1572 when Philip II commissioned the building design from Juan de Herrera, the architect of the Escorial to house the Consulado de mercaderes of Seville. Until then, the merchants of Seville had been in the habit of retreating to the cool recesses of the cathedral to transact bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Service (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, the Civil Service is the permanent bureaucracy or Secretariat (administrative office), secretariat of Crown employees that supports His Majesty's Government, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government, which is led by a Cabinet of the United Kingdom, cabinet of Minister (government), ministers chosen by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. As in other states that employ the Westminster system, Westminster political system, the Civil Service – often known by the metonym of Whitehall – forms an inseparable part of the Government of the United Kingdom, British government. The executive decisions of government ministers are implemented by the Civil Service. Civil servants are employees of the The Crown, Crown and not of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, British parliament. Civil servants also have some traditional and Statute, statutory responsibilities which to som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Fellowship
The Charles and Julia Henry Fellowships (known as the 'Henry Fellowships') were initiated in 1930. The fellowship funds four full-time post-graduate students every year at Harvard University, Yale University, the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. Two students from any British university are funded to study in the US (one at Harvard and one at Yale), and two American students from Harvard and Yale are funded to study at Cambridge and Oxford. The Henry Fellowships are administered according to the 1927 will of Lady Julia Henry, the wife of Sir Charles Henry, an Australian-born philanthropist who became a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons from 1906. The fellowships are awarded by the Henry Fund, a registered charity which also awards the Jane Eliza Procter Fellowship for British PhD students to study at Princeton University. For the 2024/25 Henry Fellowships, the award covers full tuition, health insurance, £3,000 travel expenses, and a $37,50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ignatius' College
St Ignatius College is a Catholic Church, Catholic Voluntary aided school, voluntary aided secondary school for boys aged 11–18 in Enfield, London, England, founded by the Society of Jesus in 1894 and completely moved to its present site by 1987. It was a grammar school until 1968, only accepting boys who had passed the Eleven plus exam. Former students include Alfred Hitchcock, George Martin, and Cardinal John Heenan. History The school was founded in Stamford Hill, South Tottenham, London, on 10 September 1894. The college and the Jesuit community were initially accommodated in two houses called Morecombe Lodge and Burleigh House, located on Tottenham High Road, next to St Ignatius Church, Stamford Hill. The school originally had only 46 boys, four Society of Jesus, Jesuits, and a dog in 1894. In 1907 the college was recognised by the Board of Education and began to receive public money towards its support. In 1944, the college's preparatory department became its own privat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
