Person
Bofarull Mascaró, Próspero de (1777-1859)Alternative forms (other languages) Other forms
Reus (Tarragona, España) 1777-08-31 - Barcelona (España) 1859-12-29
Spanish archivist, historian, and lawyer. He was Director of the Archive of the Aragon Crown (1814-1849). He published numerous historical works and erudite editions, among them "Los condes de Barcelona vindicados" (1836), and the first seventeen volumes of the Collection of unpublished documents of the General Archive of the Aragon Crown (1847‑1859). He was married to María Dolores Sartorio Bilbao and his son, Manuel de Bofarull Sartorio, was also a notable archivist and historian, just like his grandson Francisco Bofarull Sans.