Bartolomé Bennassar
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Writer
Professor
Bartolomé Bennassar | |
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.jpg) Bennassar in 2013 | |
| Born | 8 April 1929 |
| Died | 8 November 2018 (aged 89) Toulouse, France |
| Education | University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès Paris-Sorbonne University University of Montpellier |
| Occupations | Historian Writer Professor |
| Spouse | Lucile Bennassar (deceased) |
| Children | Jean Bennassar (deceased) |
Bartolomé Bennassar (8 April 1929 – 8 November 2018)[1] was a French historian and writer. He specialized in Spanish and Latin American history.[2]
Contributions to modern Spanish history
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]
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 Aftermath). He also wrote a very important biography on Francisco Franco. His most famous book, Last Leap, was developed into a film in 1970.
