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María Rosa de Madariaga Álvarez-Prida , exceptional historian born on Februarya Madrid in the midst of war, whose childhood and youth took place while Spain still maintained its protectorate in Morocco, exactly the topic that would end up monopolizing her historical work. Trained at the French Lyceum of Madrid and graduated in Philosophy and Letters from the Complutense University in 1960, she dedicated her life to culture. He followed courses in Bruges, taught at the University of London, founded the Ciencia Nueva Publishing House and, in 1966, applied for a scholarship from the French Government to continue his Postdoctoral studies at the Sorbonne University, where he met the prestigious Hispanist Pierre Vilar. While she was preparing her doctoral thesis she obtained a diploma in Arabic at the Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations of the Paris III University in 1973, and later, at the same center, a higher diploma in Arabic Language and Civilization.
Without ever stopping training and research, she dedicated herself to teaching Spanish Language and Civilization at the Paris IV University and worked for UNESCO and other international organizations as a translator. In 1988 she presented her doctoral thesis in History on Spanish-Moroccan relations and the Rif War, becoming the reference BTC Users Number Data person on a subject until then unpublished but which today has numerous fans, although there are still few serious researchers. She works like Spain and the Rif. Chronicle of a forgotten story (1999, based on her thesis), In the Wolf Ravine. The Moroccan Wars (2005) or Abd el-Krim el Jatabi. The fight for independence (2009) attests to this and has been crucial to understanding this complex period in our history and that of the neighboring country. Complementing these works and expanding the spectrum of her research, she has also left us books such as The Moors that Franco brought. The intervention of colonial troops in the war (2002) and Morocco, that great unknown. Brief history of the Spanish Protectorate (2013).
In addition, she participated in numerous documentaries and wrote a large number of articles and chapters of collective works. Those of us who were lucky enough to work with her edited her texts for Desperta Ferro Contemporánea or the chapter included in the collective work A hundred years of Annual. The Moroccan War , we will not only remember her wonderful knowledge, but also her honesty and kindness. María Rosa de Madariaga wrote about wars without beating the drums, explaining and understanding each other, denouncing brutalities without hatred and avoiding clichés and comparisons. She was always easy to work with and informative. Today, despite the pain of loss, we are left with the consolation that her work offers. Rest in peace.
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