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Mirta Núñez in 2014
Born	Mirta Núñez Díaz-Balart
Nationality	Cuban; Spanish
Alma mater	Complutense University of Madrid
Parent(s)	Emilio Núñez Blanco and Mirta Díaz-Balart
Relatives	Rafael José Díaz-Balart (maternal grandfather) Emilio Núñez Portuondo (paternal grandfather) Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart (half-brother) Waldo Díaz-Balart (maternal uncle) Rafael Díaz-Balart (maternal uncle) Lincoln Díaz-Balart (first cousin) Mario Díaz-Balart (first cousin) José Díaz-Balart (first cousin)
Scientific career
Institutions	Complutense University of Madrid
Thesis	The war press in the republican zone during the Spanish Civil War (1988)
Doctoral advisor	José Altabella Hernández

Mirta Núñez Díaz-Balart is a historian from Cuba and Spain. She is known for her work studying the Spanish Civil War. She also teaches at a university.

About Mirta Núñez

Mirta Núñez Díaz-Balart was born into a family with a lot of history. Her father, Emilio Núñez Blanco, was a lawyer. He was known for being against Fidel Castro, a leader in Cuba. Mirta's mother, Mirta Díaz-Balart, was Fidel Castro's first wife.

This means Mirta Núñez had some interesting family connections. She was the half-sister of Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart. He was the only "official" son of the Cuban president. Mirta was also the first cousin of two U.S. politicians. These were Lincoln Díaz-Balart and Mario Díaz-Balart, who were Republican congressmen.

Education and Career

Mirta Núñez studied at the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. She finished her first degree in 1983. Her main project was about "The Press of the International Brigades."

In 1988, she earned her highest degree, a doctorate. Her big research paper was called "The war press in the republican zone during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)." This paper was very long, with over 2,600 pages. It was published as a book a few years later.

Mirta Núñez has written many books about the Spanish Civil War. She is now a professor at the Complutense University of Madrid. She teaches history there.

Books by Mirta Núñez

Mirta Núñez has written several important books about history. Here are some of them:

• La disciplina de la conciencia: las Brigadas Internacionales (2006)
• Los años del terror; la estrategia de dominio y represión del general Franco (2004)
• La prensa de guerra en la zona republicana durante la Guerra Civil española (1936-1939) (1992)
• Javier Bueno, un periodista comprometido con la revolución (1987)

See also

In Spanish: Mirta Núñez para niños