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Amparo Cabanes Pecourt, born in 1938, is a Spanish historian, university professor, writer, and politician. She is known for her studies on history, especially about the Valencian Community. From 1981 to 1983, she was a councilor in the Valencian regional government. In her writings, she has shared her view that the Valencian is different from the Catalan language.

Biography

Amparo Cabanes Pecourt was born in the fishing area of Valencia, Spain. She studied under a famous medieval historian and language expert, Antonio Ubieto Arteta [es].

She completed her high school (Baccalaureate) and teaching studies in Valencia. She earned degrees in Philosophy and Letters in 1962 and a PhD in History in 1968 from the Literary University of Valencia. She also studied Social Graduate studies.

From 1963 to 1983, she worked as a full professor at the University of Valencia. She also taught at the university's School of Nursing for two years.

In 1982, she became a professor of Paleography and Diplomacy at the University of Murcia. Paleography is the study of old writing and historical documents. In 1983, she moved to the University of Zaragoza, where she taught until she retired in 2008.

She is a member of the Real Acadèmia de Cultura Valenciana [es], which is a cultural institution. From 2009 to 2016, she was in charge of its History Section.

Amparo Cabanes Pecourt has written over 100 books and articles. Most of her work focuses on the history, culture, and language of the Valencian region.

Political Career

In 1976, Amparo Cabanes Pecourt was invited to give a talk about how people settled the Kingdom of Valencia. She presented new ideas, suggesting that more settlers came from Aragon than from Catalonia. This meant that the people who helped King James I conquer the lands did not speak Catalan.

She became involved in politics with Fernando Abril Martorell. They worked together to find solutions for issues related to the Valencian language.

From September 1981 to December 1982, she served as the Councilor of Education in the Valencian regional government. A councilor is like a minister who manages a specific area, in this case, education. She accepted this role as an independent, meaning she was not officially part of a political party at that time.

Later, from December 1982 to June 1983, she was a councilor without portfolio. This means she was a member of the government but without a specific department to manage.

In the 1983 regional elections, she ran as an independent candidate. However, she was not elected as a deputy (a member of the regional parliament).

Selected Works

Amparo Cabanes Pecourt has written many important books and studies, including:

• Crónica Latina de los Reyes de Castilla (1964)
• Los monasterios valencianos. Su economía en el siglo XV (1974)
• Documentos de Jaime I de Aragón (1976/1988)
• Llibre del Repartiment del Regne de Valencia (1979–80)
• Tirant lo Blanch de Joanot Martorell (1980)
• Documentos y datos para un estudio toponímico de la Región valenciana (1981)
• Pere III y Valencia (1978)
• Dietari del capellà d'Alfons el Magnànim (1991)
• Vidal Mayor (1997)
• Aureum Opus de Xativa (1998)
• Ausias March i els seus manuscrits (2000)
• Avehinaments (Valencia s. XIV) (2000)
• El beato del abad Banzo, un Apocalipsis aragonés recuperado (2005)

See also

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