Other social sciences
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Doña Juana, Queen of Castile
On 19 April 2005, the Foundation approved the financing, in collaboration with the Royal Academy of History, of a series of lectures entitled "Doña Juana, Queen of Castile", directed by Professor Gonzalo Anes y Álvarez de Castrillón. The lectures took place between the 25th and...
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Monument dedicated to Joaquín del Pino y Rozas
The Foundation approved the project for the erection of a monument dedicated to the former Viceroy of the Río de la Plata, Joaquín del Pino. The monument is located in the centre of the town of Baena and was inaugurated on 11 April 2003. The design of the monument was decided by the Foundation and...
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Don Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera. 1528-1574. Origin and descendants
On 22 September, the presentation of the book by Professor Alejandro Moyano Aliaga, sponsored by the Foundation, took place at the Enrique Larreta Museum of Spanish Art in Buenos Aires: "Don Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera. 1528-1574. Origen y descendencia". The book was presented by Jaime de Salazar, Vice-Director of the Real Academia Matritense de...
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Replica of the Vera Mújica's house in Santa Fe and model of the city
On 22 September, in the city of Santa Fe, capital of the province of Argentina, the Governor of the province, Carlos Alberto Reutemann, was presented with a faithful replica of the Royal Standard of the ancient city of Santa Fe de la Veracruz, donated to the Municipality of Santa Fe by the Fundación Rafael...
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Restoration of the Church of Our Lady of the Pillar in Buenos Aires
On 21 September, the inauguration of the restoration work carried out on the main altar of the Church of Nuestra Señora del Pilar in Buenos Aires and the unveiling of a bust of the Vicereine Doña Rafaela de Vera Mújica y López Pintado, former wife of Joaquín del Pilar, took place.
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The future of work
The Rafael del Pino Foundation commissioned Analistas Socio-Políticos to convene and coordinate a meeting in which experts on this issue, either because of their academic or research occupation, or because of their closer knowledge, as employers or workers' representatives, could put their ideas together. The meeting was held on 29...
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The quality of public debate in Spain
Spain has lived decades with very high unemployment rates compared to our benchmark countries, which has probably had to do with both the substance of the policies applied (which tend to promote incremental institutional changes, or different allocations of resources) and the way in which the issue has been debated, typical of a culture of...
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The problem of youth employment
Spain has lived decades with very high unemployment rates compared to our benchmark countries, which has probably had to do with both the substance of the policies applied (which tend to promote incremental institutional changes, or different allocations of resources) and the way in which the issue has been debated, typical of a culture of...
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The rise and fall of cities
This paper analyses the population dynamics of cities in different countries during the period 1800-2000. It documents three novel empirical facts that characterise this process.
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Love of royal service: Don Joaquín del Pino and the organisation of Uruguay Hispánico
In May 2001, when our Foundation was still in its infancy, we convened in Buenos Aires, Cordoba and Santa Fe, a Viceroyalty Conference of the Río de la Plata, whose main scientific focus was the political and administrative personality of Don Joaquin del Pino y Rozas, VIII Viceroy of the Provinces of the Río de la Plata.
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Association of Protectors of the Royal Academy of History (RAH)
The Rafael del Pino Foundation has been a member of the Association of Protectors of the Royal Academy of History (RAH) since 2001. The numerous activities that the Royal Academy of History promotes and in which it participates would not be possible without the collaboration and support offered by the patron companies through the...
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Competition law in times of crisis
In November 2009, the Rafael del Pino Foundation hosted the Seminar on Competition Law and Economics, held for the sixth time since 2004, which has become an eagerly awaited event for all of us in Spain who are dedicated to this discipline.