Other social sciences

  • The Romanesque in the Iberian Peninsula

    The Romanesque in the Iberian Peninsula

    Under the general title of Encyclopaedia of Romanesque Art in Spain, the support provided by the Rafael del Pino Foundation to the Santa María la Real Foundation during the final year of the collaboration agreement between the two entities has enabled 27 young people, recent graduates in Art History and Architecture, to receive, on behalf of

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  • Viceregal America in the Hispanic monarchy

    Viceregal America in the Hispanic monarchy

    Between 3 and 27 May 2011, the Royal Academy of History organised a series of lectures entitled “La América Virreinal en la Monarquía Hispana“ (The Viceroyal America in the Spanish Monarchy) in tribute to its founder, Rafael del Pino y Moreno, with the sponsorship of the Rafael del Pino Foundation. The content of the various presentations focused on

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  • The Thread of Memory, 300 years of Spanish presence in the United States

    The Thread of Memory, 300 years of Spanish presence in the United States

    The Rafael del Pino Foundation has co-sponsored the exhibition and publication of the work “The Thread of Memory: Three Hundred Years of Spanish Presence in the United States” organised by Acción Cultural Española (ACE). The aim of this exhibition has been to disseminate the documentary collections preserved by the General Archive of the Indies on the

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  • Audiencia Nacional and competition, 10 years of jurisprudence

    Audiencia Nacional and competition, 10 years of jurisprudence

    On 12 December 2006, the Director of the Foundation and researchers Mercedes Pedraz Calvo and Juan Manuel Fernández López signed a research agreement to publish 420 rulings handed down by the Administrative Chamber of the National High Court on matters of

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  • Estimation of the costs of delays in a sample of specialised family courts in Madrid and Barcelona.

    Estimation of the costs of delays in a sample of specialised family courts in Madrid and Barcelona.

    Within the framework of the General Agreement between the Rafael del Pino Foundation and the General Council of the Judiciary, both institutions signed a new Collaboration Agreement on 21 December 2006, with the aim of conducting a study on the costs of delays in a sample of specialised family courts.,

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  • The history of life and man

    The history of life and man

    Throughout the second quarter of 2009, researchers Alfonso Esquivel, Víctor Villasante and Milagros Algaba, coordinated by Juan Luis Arsuaga, submitted their work for the publication of the book “La historia de la vida y el hombre” (The History of Life and Man), published by Lunwerg Editores and illustrated by Fernando Fueyo, author of the aforementioned panels. The

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  • The European School of Governance for the training of public managers

    The European School of Governance for the training of public managers

    On 1 June 2009, the study entitled “The European School of Government for the training of public managers” was completed. It was carried out by Antonio Núñez following the signing of a research agreement with the Director of the Rafael del Pino Foundation. The research focuses on the methodology, objectives and content of the training.

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  • The role of intellectual capital in technological innovation

    The role of intellectual capital in technological innovation

    On 30 March 2009, the Director of the Rafael del Pino Foundation signed a research agreement with Professors Gregorio Martín, Pedro López and Miriam Delgado for the development of the last part of a study entitled "The role of intellectual capital in technological innovation", which pursues the following objectives:

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  • Improving regulation to make it less burdensome

    Improving regulation to make it less burdensome

    On 17 March 2009, professors Enrique Argullol and Andrés Betancor completed their research project entitled “Improving regulation to make it less burdensome”, which was carried out thanks to the research agreement signed at the time between the Rector of Pompeu Fabra University and the Director of the Rafael del Pino Foundation. The result of this

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  • The Spanish Enlightenment in American Independence: Benjamin Franklin

    The Spanish Enlightenment in American Independence: Benjamin Franklin

    To mark the third centenary of Benjamin Franklin's birth, the Rafael del Pino Foundation, in collaboration with the Spain-United States Council Foundation and the Royal Academy of History, organised a series of lectures entitled «The Spanish Enlightenment in the Independence of the United States: Benjamin Franklin», which was held from 11 to 19

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  • Spanish America at the dawn of emancipation

    Spanish America at the dawn of emancipation

    On 17 March 2006, the Royal Academy of History hosted the presentation of the Proceedings of the 9th Congress of Ibero-American Academies of History, published by the Rafael del Pino Foundation in its History Collection under the title “Hispanic America at the dawn of emancipation”. At the event

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  • The history of the universe and of life

    The history of the universe and of life

    On 1 March 2004, the Rafael del Pino Foundation signed a collaboration agreement with the Carlos III Foundation for International Cooperation and Health, with the aim of developing the actions detailed below. Firstly, the collaboration between the two institutions has resulted in

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