Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz, profesor de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Rosario) (1952-1956)

Abstract

"This paper analyzes the historical, institutional, and personal factors that allowed the incorporation of the Spanish medievalist Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz into the National University of the Litoral, highlighting the fact that his years of teaching in the city of Rosario coincided with a highly fertile intellectual period and with the years in which the Madrid-born scholar wrote his magnum opus, *España, un enigma histórico* (Spain, a Historical Enigma). In this sense, it has been possible to reconstruct the chronology of the book's development and to confirm Sánchez-Albornoz's close intellectual ties with French historiography, particularly with the contributions of Fernand Braudel. This ultimately demonstrates the sixty-year-old professor's desire to remain constantly updated and to participate in the major intellectual debates of his time." with an extremely fruitful intellectual moment and with the years in which the masterpiece of Sánchez-Albornoz was written: Spain, a historical enigma. In this sense, it has been possible to reconstruct the chronology of the elaboration of the book and to verify the close intellectual links between Sánchez-Albornoz and French historiography, in particular with the contributions of Fernand Braudel. This work shows, in the last instance, the wish of the sexagenarian teacher to keep himself constantly updated and to participate in the great intellectual debates of his time."

"En el presente trabajo se analizan los factores de orden histórico, institucional y personal que permitieron la incorporación del medievalista español Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz a la Universidad Nacional del Litoral, subrayando el hecho de que los años de docencia en la ciudad de Rosario coincidieron con un momento intelectual sumamente fecundo y con los años en los que se redactó la obra cumbre del madrileño España, un enigma histórico. En este sentido, ha sido posible reconstruir la cronología de la elaboración del libro y constatar los cercanos vínculos intelectuales de Sánchez-Albornoz con la historiografía francesa, en particular con los aportes de Fernand Braudel. Ello muestra, en última instancia, la voluntad del sexagenario profesor de mantenerse permanentemente actualizado y de participar de los grandes debates intelectuales de su tiempo."

"In the present paper we analyze the factors of historical, institutional and personal order that allowed the incorporation of the Spanish medievalist Claudio Sánchez-Albornoz to the National University of the Litoral. We underlining the fact that the years of teaching in the city of Rosario coincided with a intellectual moment extremely fruitful and with the years in which the masterpiece of Sánchez-Albornoz was written: España, un enigma histórico. In this sense, it has been possible to reconstruct the chronology of the elaboration of the book and to verify the close intellectual links between Sánchez-Albornoz and French historiography, in particular with the contributions of Fernand Braudel. This work shows, in the last instance, the wish of the sexagenarian teacher to keep himself constantly updated and to participate in the great intellectual debates of his time."