The Académie Belgo-Espagnole d'Histoire (Academia Belgo Española de Historia) is a cultural society founded in Brussels in 1953. The Academy was formed by the noted historian and academic scholar Fortune Koller. Koller is known for his work in the fields of heraldry, genealogy and chivalric & dynastic orders. The purpose of the Academy is to research and publish works on various historical periods of Hispanic culture. The society has also held numerous historical exhibitions.
Members
The society is composed of renowned Belgium and Spanish historians as well as other internationally known scholars. Since its founding, the Academy has held its meetings at the headquarters of the
Archives Generales du Royaume de Belgique, and occasionally at the residence of the President.
Membership
Membership requires the nomination of three academicians and consent of the nomination board. There are three classes of membership. Membership is limited in all three categories.
* Señores Academicos de Honor (10 members)
* Señores Academicos de Numero (60 members)
* Señores Academicos Correspondientes (39 members)
Noted Academicians
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Manuel Fraga Iribarne
Manuel Fraga Iribarne (; 23 November 1922 – 15 January 2012) was a Spanish professor and politician in Francoist Spain, who was also the founder of the People's Party. Fraga was Minister of Information and Tourism between 1962 and 1969, Ambas ...
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Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, Duque de Sevilla, Grande de Espana
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Joaquim Veríssimo Serrão
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Jesús Posada Moreno
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Armand de Decker
Armand De Decker (8 October 1948 – 12 June 2019) was a Belgian politician and member of the French-speaking liberal party Mouvement Réformateur (MR).
De Decker studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and practised law. He was also ...
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Juan Van Halen y Acedo, Barón de Perwez
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Roberto Soravilla y Fernandez
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Jesús Sancho Rof
Jesús Sancho Rof (December 16, 1940 in Madrid) is a Spanish politician and university professor who was a minister in the UCD governments during the presidencies of Adolfo Suárez and Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo. He is also Doctor in Physical Sciences ...
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Carlos Murciano González-Arias de Reyna
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Manuel Rodríguez de Maribona y Dávila, Conde de Alba (Two Sicilies)
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Bernardo de Ungría y Goiburu, Marques de Montefalcón
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Enrique Fernandez-Miranda y Lozana, Duque de Fernandez-Miranda, Grande de Espana
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Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marqués de la Floresta
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Gonzalo Martínez Diez
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Odón Betanzos Palacios
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Medardo Fraile
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António de Sousa Lara, Conde de Guedes
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Peter Spufford
Peter Spufford, (18 August 1934 – 18 November 2017) was a British historian and academic, specialising in the economics of Medieval Europe. He was Professor Emeritus of European History at the University of Cambridge.
Early life and education ...
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María José Martínez de la Fuente
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José María de Montells y Galán
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Otto F. von Feigenblatt
Presidents
* Fortune Koller (1953-1979)
* Robert Wellens (1979)
* Pierre Houart (1979-1991)
* Excmo. Senor Don Manuel Fraga Iribarne (1991)
* Excmo. Senor Don Luis Cervera Vera (1991-1999)
* Excmo. Senor
Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marques de la Floresta (2001- )
Publications
During the years of the presidency of its founder, general sessions were held and 175 publications were printed on diverse historical topics. Some publications include:
* ''Les archives de Simancas''
* ''Les Belges admis dans les divers Ordres étranger''
* ''Les Archers du Roy d' Espagne''
* ''Le Belges envoyes au Yucatán''
* ''La "domination espagnole"''
* ''Siècles d' or et de lumiere''
* ''Les Espagnols dans les Conseils collatéraux entre 1579 et 1609''
* ''Les sépultures des Princes des Pays d' En-Bas''
* ''Het Gulden Vlies en zijn deelname in de kollaterale raden van 1579 tot 1609''
* ''Les officiers de la Toison d' Or''
* ''La politique europeenne de Philippe Ier le Bea''u
References
Spanish Heraldry
The tradition and art of heraldry first appeared in Spain at about the beginning of the eleventh century AD and its origin was similar to other European countries: the need for knights and nobles to distinguish themselves from one another on the ...
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Academies of arts
Organizations established in 1953