History and Cultural Heritage
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Spain and America. Four Hundred Years after Don Quixote
On 29 May, Miguel Ángel Cortés, President of the Governing Board of the Carolina Foundation, Rafael del Pino y Moreno, President and Founder of the Rafael del Pino Foundation, and José Ángel Sánchez Asiaín, President of the Board of Trustees of the Free College of University Emeritus Professors Foundation, signed a collaboration agreement for the joint implementation of
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The prize of being Viceroy
With the sponsorship of the Foundation, on 17 November 2005, the book “El premio de ser Virrey: los intereses públicos y privados del gobierno virreinal en el Perú de Felipe V” (The reward of being Viceroy: the public and private interests of the viceregal government in Peru under Philip V) was presented at the General Archive of Navarre. Published by the CSIC, it was written by Alfredo Moreno Cebrián (Professor of
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The Crown of Aragon
On 19 April 2005, the Foundation decided to provide financial support for the international conference entitled “The Crown of Aragon in the Spanish Monarchy”, which brought together a group of specialists in Madrid to discuss various issues related to the role played by the territories of the Crown of Aragon in
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Doña Juana, Queen of Castile
On 19 April 2005, the Foundation approved funding, in collaboration with the Royal Academy of History, for a series of lectures entitled “Doña Juana, Queen of Castile”, directed by Professor Gonzalo Anes y Álvarez de Castrillón. The lectures took place between 25
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Monument dedicated to Joaquín del Pino y Rozas
The Foundation approved the project to erect a monument dedicated to Joaquín del Pino, who was Viceroy of the Río de la Plata. The monument is located in the centre of the city of Baena and was inaugurated on 11 April 2003. Its design was decided by the Foundation and
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Don Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera. 1528-1574. Origin and descendants
On 22 September, the Enrique Larreta Museum of Spanish Art in Buenos Aires hosted the presentation of Professor Alejandro Moyano Aliaga's book, sponsored by the Foundation: “Don Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera. 1528-1574. Origin and Descendants”. The book was presented by Jaime de Salazar, Deputy Director of the Royal Academy of Madrid.
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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 Argentine province, a faithful replica of the Royal Standard of the ancient city of Santa Fe de la Veracruz was presented to the Governor of the province, Carlos Alberto Reutemann, donated to the Municipality of Santa Fe by the Rafael Foundation.
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Restoration of the Church of Our Lady of the Pillar in Buenos Aires
On 21 September, the restoration work carried out on the main altar of the Church of Our Lady of Pilar in Buenos Aires was inaugurated and a bust of Vicereine Rafaela de Vera Mújica y López Pintado, wife of Joaquín del
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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 promoted and participated in by the Royal Academy of History would not be possible without the collaboration and support offered by the protecting companies through
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Europe, America and the World: Historic Times
To mark the fourth centenary of the publication of the first part of Don Quixote, three Spanish cultural institutions—the Carolina Foundation, the Rafael del Pino Foundation and the Colegio Libre de Eméritos—jointly organised a series of events in Madrid in 2004 and 2005 at the headquarters of the