Mentiras históricas comúnmente creídas

Synopsis of Mentiras históricas comúnmente creídas

«Mentiras históricas comúnmente creídas» is the historical essay by José Luis Vila-San-Juan, published by Planeta-Agostini in hardcover (279 pages, in Spanish).

The author debunks twenty-five false historical beliefs that, through ignorance or habit, have become entrenched in the collective imagination. Drawing on reliable sources, he shows how these errors have been accepted even by cultured and learned people, and proposes reviewing with a critical spirit what we usually take for granted.

Published in 1996, it corresponds to number 39 of the 'Memoria de la Historia' collection by Planeta-Agostini.

For readers of popular history who want to challenge widespread clichés and false beliefs.