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Juan Manuel Martínez Ugarte (1 June 1735 – 30 April 1801), known as Manuel Risco or Padre Risco, was a Spanish historian. Born at
Haro, he took the
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habit at the
Convento de Nuestra Señora del Risco in the
Diocese of Ávila. He studied at the
University of Salamanca
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and was a disciple of
Enrique Flórez
Enrique or Henrique Flórez de Setién y Huidobro (July 21, 1702August 20, 1773) was a Spanish historian.
Biography
Flórez was born in Villadiego. At 15 years old, he entered the order of St Augustine. He subsequently became professor of theol ...
, who took him along with him on his voyages of historical research. On Flórez's death Risco took over the unfinished
Church history
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Henry Melvill Gwatkin defined church history as "the spiritual ...
of Spain, ''
España Sagrada''. By then he was Jefe de Estudios at the
Convento de Doña María de Aragón. He published thirteen volumes of the ''España Sagrada'', from thirty to forty-two, inclusive. In 1800 ill health forced him to resign from the project and he ended his days at the
Monasterio de San Felipe el Real in
Madrid
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. He was replaced by
Juan Fernández de Rojas from the same monastery.
References
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18th-century Spanish historians
1801 deaths
1735 births
University of Salamanca alumni