by Henry Kamen · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467058161
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«La invención de España» is the historical essay by Henry Kamen, in paperback (532 pages, in Spanish).
The Hispanist Henry Kamen examines how Spanish identity has been constructed from myths, legends and illusions. He covers episodes such as Numantia, Santiago, Covadonga, the New World, wars and expulsions, and rescues figures like Viriathus or Agustina de Aragón to show the tensions and longings that have sought to shape national unity.
The book's subtitle is «Leyendas e ilusiones que han construido la realidad española». The translation is by Alejandra Devoto.
For readers interested in the history of Spain and in the analysis of national myths and identities.
Henry Arthur Kamen is a British historian who has published extensively on Spain and the Spanish Empire. In particular, he has contributed to studies of the Spanish Inquisition: his The Spanish Inquisition, originally published in 1965, was revised and expanded in The Spanish Inquisition: A Historical Revision, published in 1998. In 2017, Kamen was indicted for possessing child pornography in Athens, Georgia.
