Juan Menéndez Pidal

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1861 – 1915

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Who was Juan Menéndez Pidal?

Juan Menéndez Pidal was a Spanish archivist, jurisconsult, historian, and poet, brother of Luis and Ramón Menéndez Pidal. He was long a director of the Archivo Histórico Nacional at Madrid, and a director of the Revista de Archivos, Bibliotecas, y Museos.

Born in Madrid, he studied law until he obtained his title, and then devoted himself to journalism. His Dios y César, an ecclesiastical and legal study of the relation of church and state, attracted much attention. In 1914 he was elected a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of the Language.

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Born
1861
Also known as
  • Pidal Juan Menendez
Nationality
  • Spain
Profession
Died
1915

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on July 23, 2013

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