Carmen Iglesias

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Cano.
The Most Excellent
Carmen Iglesias
Countess of Gisbert
Born
María del Carmen Iglesias Cano

(1942-03-16) 16 March 1942
Madrid, Spain
Seat E of the Real Academia Española
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 September 2002
Preceded byGonzalo Torrente Ballester

María del Carmen Iglesias Cano, 1st Countess of Gisbert, is a Spanish historian. She is the Director of the Real Academia de la Historia. In this role she has been responsible for the launch of the electronic version of Spain's dictionary of national biography, the Diccionario biográfico español. She is also a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, which regulates the Spanish language.

She holds the non-hereditary title Countess of Gisbert, which was bestowed on her by King Juan Carlos.


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