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Onésimo Díaz Hernández
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Born (1966-08-16) 16 August 1966 (age 59)
Nationality Spanish
Alma mater Complutense University of Madrid
University of Navarra
University of the Basque Country
Occupation Historian
Known for History of Spain under Francisco Franco

Onésimo Díaz Hernández, born on August 16, 1966, is a Spanish historian. He is well-known for writing books about the history of Spain in the 1900s.

A Historian's Journey

Onésimo Díaz studied history at several universities in Spain. These include the Complutense University of Madrid, the University of Navarra in Pamplona, and the University of the Basque Country in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He earned his first Ph.D. in History from the University of the Basque Country in 1995. Later, in 2013, he received another Ph.D. in Church History from a university in Rome.

Writing and Media Work

Mr. Díaz has written many books, thirteen in total, and lots of articles for different magazines. He has also written book reviews for important journals like Arbor and Hispania Sacra. One of his books is called "Posguerra. La primera expansión del Opus Dei durante los años 1939 y 1940".

He has also shared his knowledge in newspapers such as ABC, El Mundo, and El Correo. You might have also seen him on Spanish television. He presents a cultural show called "Boom" on the Antena 3 channel.

Academic Presentations

Onésimo Díaz often shares his research at important meetings. In 2004, he spoke at a conference in Limerick, Ireland. His talk was about "Urquijo's brother and the Spanish modernization in the interwar period."

In 2015, he gave a presentation in Granada about "Falange versus Opus Dei." This study was even mentioned in another book about Spanish history.

Today, Mr. Díaz is a professor of Contemporary Spanish History. He teaches at the University of Navarra and is part of the Centro de Documentación y Estudios Jose Maria Escrivá de Balaguer.

Books by Onésimo Díaz

Onésimo Díaz has written many books about history. Here are some of them:

  • En los orígenes de la autonomía vasca. La situación política y administrativa de la Diputación de Alava (1875-1900) (1995)
  • Los Marqueses de Urquijo. El apogeo de una saga poderosa y los inicios del Banco Urquijo, 1870-1931 (1998)
  • Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y los inicios de la Universidad de Navarra (1952-1960) (2002)
  • Rafael Calvo Serer y el grupo “Arbor” (2008)
  • Historia de Europa en el siglo XX a través de grandes biografías, novelas y películas (2008)
  • Rafael Calvo Serer. La búsqueda de la libertad (1954-1988) (2010)
  • Historia de España en el siglo XX a través de las grandes biografías, novelas y películas (2010)
  • Historia del mundo en el siglo XX a través de las grandes biografías, novelas y películas (2014)
  • La revista Arbor (1944-2014): estudio y antología de una publicación del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (2015)
  • En la lucha por la autonomía vasca. La situación política y económico-administrativa de la Diputación de Álava (1900-1923) (2016)
  • Historia de los Papas en el siglo XX a través de biografías, novelas y películas (2017)
  • Posguerra. La primera expansión del Opus Dei durante los años 1939 y 1940 (2018)
  • Mujeres protagonistas del siglo XX a través de sus biografías, novelas y películas (2019)

Awards and Honors

Mr. Díaz has received awards for his historical writings. In 1994, he won the "Premio Leizaola" Award for his book "En los orígenes de la autonomía vasca". A few years later, in 1997, he received the "Premio Laudio-Llodio" Award for his work "Los primeros Marqueses de Urquijo y Llodio".

See also

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