by Julio Caro Baroja · Editorial Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432206634
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«Las falsificaciones de la historia» is the historical essay by Julio Caro Baroja, published by Editorial Seix Barral in paperback (213 pages, in Spanish).
The essay addresses famous forgeries in the political and religious history of Spain. It analyzes cases such as those of Annio de Viterbo, Jerónimo Román de la Higuera and Lupián Zapata, and the controversies over apocryphal saints' lives, showing how they forged a «historia falsa de España» of long-lasting influence.
Subtitled «en relación con la de España», it belongs to the Biblioteca Breve collection from Seix Barral; first edition 1992.
For readers interested in the history of Spain and in the critique of historical sources.
Julio Caro Baroja was a Spanish anthropologist, historian, linguist and essayist. He was known for his special interest in Basque culture, Basque history and Basque society. Of Basque ancestry, he was the nephew of the renowned writer Pio Baroja and his brother, painter, writer and engraver Ricardo Baroja. He is buried in the family plot of the cemetery of Bera, Navarre, near their home, Itzea.
