Benito Madariaga de la Campa (1931-2019), Presidente Honorario de la Sociedad Menéndez Pelayo
ISSN: 0006-1646
Year of publication: 2020
Volume: 96
Year: 1
Pages: 227-235
Type: Article
More publications in: Boletín de la Biblioteca de Menéndez Pelayo
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Abstract
This obituary pays tribute to Benito Madariaga de la Campa. He was Honorary President of the Menéndez Pelayo Society. He has also been one of the most outstanding figures in the culture of Cantabria of the last sixty years, in fields as diverse as prehistory, archaeology, ethnography, history. In his articles and lectures he was interested in characters, authors, institutions and topics in the history and culture of Cantabria. He also served as Member and Secretary of the Cultural Institution of Cantabria, Member of the Board of Work and Librarian of the Center for Mountain Studies, Secretary of the Ateneo de Santander, among others.