Carmen Iglesias
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Cano.
María del Carmen Iglesias Cano, 1st Countess of Gilbert, is a Spanish historian. She is a member of the Real Academia de la Historia since 1991 and its first female director since 2014. As Director of the Real Academia de la Historia, she has been responsible for the launch of the electronic version of Spain´s dictionary of national biography, the Diccionario biográfico español.[1]
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Carmen Iglesias Countess of Gisbert | |
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Born | María del Carmen Iglesias Cano (1942-03-16) 16 March 1942 (age 82) Madrid, Spain |
Seat E of the Real Academia Española | |
Assumed office 30 September 2002[lower-alpha 1] | |
Preceded by | Gonzalo Torrente Ballester |
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She holds the non-hereditary title Countess of Gisbert, which was bestowed on her by King Juan Carlos.[2]