Pilar Zabala Aguirre facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prof. Pilar Zabala Aguirre
Pilar Zabala (2005)
Born	María Pilar Zabala Aguirre 13 October 1951 Legazpi, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Education	Ph.D.
Alma mater	University of Cantabria
Occupation	researcher writer professor
Scientific career
Institutions	Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Thesis	'Política fiscal y Administración de Alcabalas en la Corona de Castilla en el Siglo XVI' (1991)
Doctoral advisor	José Ignacio Fortea

Pilar Zabala Aguirre, born on October 13, 1951, in Legazpi, Spain, is a well-known researcher, writer, and professor. She teaches at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán in Mexico. Her work focuses on interesting historical topics. She studies how taxes were collected in Spain a long time ago (in the 1500s). She also looks into the history of Yucatán when it was a colony. Another area of her research is the culture of people from the Basque region who had to leave Spain after the Spanish Civil War in 1936.

About Pilar Zabala

María Pilar Zabala Aguirre was born in a town called Legazpi. Soon after she was born, her family moved to San Sebastián. This is the main city of Gipuzkoa, where she grew up. Later, she moved to Santander to study. She focused on History and Geography at the university.

Her Education and Research

In 1991, Pilar Zabala earned her Ph.D. in history. She studied at the University of Cantabria in Spain. Her special project for her Ph.D. was about how taxes were managed in the Kingdom of Castile during the 1500s. This work became very important for people studying that topic.

She is an expert in how taxes worked in Castile in the 16th century. She also knows a lot about the history of Yucatán when it was a colony. She is also very interested in the culture of Basque people who had to leave their home because of the Spanish Civil War in 1936.

Since 1999, she has lived in Mérida, Mexico. She is a full professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. She is also recognized as a top national researcher in Mexico. Pilar Zabala has written many books and articles about her historical research.

Her Published Works

Pilar Zabala has written and co-written several books and articles. These publications share her research findings with others.

Books She Wrote

• Las alcabalas y la hacienda real en Castilla: siglo XVI. This book is about taxes and royal finances in Castile during the 16th century.

Books She Co-wrote

• With Vera Tiesler and Andrea Cucina, she wrote Natives, Europeans, and Africans in Colonial Campeche. History and Archaeology. This book explores the lives of different groups in colonial Campeche.
• She also co-wrote Orígenes de la sociedad campechana with Vera Tiesler. This book looks at the beginnings of society in Campeche.
• With Pedro Miranda Ojeda, Genny M. Negroe, and Guadalupe del C. Camara, she wrote Élites, familia y honor en el Yucatán Colonial. This book discusses important families and honor in colonial Yucatán.

Articles in Books

Pilar Zabala has also written chapters in other books. These articles cover topics like taxes in northern Spain during the time of King Philip II. She also wrote about the ideas of Aurora Arnaiz, a Basque woman in exile. Some of her articles discuss the history of African people in Yucatán during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Articles in Other Publications

She has written articles for different magazines and journals. For example, she wrote about slavery and mixing cultures in colonial cities for Arqueología Mexicana. She also wrote about sources for studying burial practices and human sacrifices in colonial times for Temas antropológicos.

See also

In Spanish: Pilar Zabala Aguirre para niños

• Basque Mexicans