Person - Altamira, Rafael (1866-1951)
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Altamira, Rafael (1866-1951)Other forms
Fechas de existencia:
Alicante (España) 1866-02-10 - Ciudad de México (México) 1951-06-01
History:
He was a historian, lawyer, law specialist, professor of Spanish Law at the University of Oviedo and, professor of Civil and Political Institutions of America at the Universidad Central in Madrid, where he was dean of the Faculty of Law.
He was the son of José Altamira Moreno, who was a military musician from Murcia and belonged to the Conservative Party, and Rafaela Crevea Cortés. He got married to Pilar Redondo in San Isidro el Real (Oviedo) the 19th of June in 1899. They had three children: Rafael, Pilar and Nela (Juana) Altamira Redondo.
He worked as a senator and judge at the International Court of Justice in the Hague. He was nominated twice to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (1933 and 1951). Javier Malagón described him has a man “full of humanity, kindness and understanding for others. As a lecturer he was an indefatigable and guiding worker. He was a jurist of a clear vision with an untouchable integrity and, as a historian, he knew how to see and understand the events of the past with a real sense and a very intelligent approach”.
Date of the event: 1936 - 1939
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Se conserva documentación relacionada con Rafael Altamira en el Centro Documental de la Memoria Histórica, en el Archivo General de la Administración y en el Archivo Histórico Nacional.
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Repositorio institucional de la UC3M:
Diccionario de Catedráticos Españoles de Derecho (1847-1984)
Biografía virtual:
Portal de Historia Hispánica de la RAH: Rafael Altamira Crevea / Luis Miguel de la Cruz Herranz