Antonio Domínguez Ortiz
Antonio Domínguez Ortiz (October 18, 1909 – January 21, 2003) was a Spanish historian, one of the leading specialists in the history of the Spanish Antiguo Régimen of the 16th through 18th centuries, in particular in social history. He was also expert historian of Andalusia, with a particular emphasis on the history of the "Moriscos". Life. Born in Seville in 1909, Domínguez Ortiz received his doctorate in history from the Complutense University of Madrid, and taught at the University of Granada. He was the winner of the 1982 Prince of Asturias Award in the Social Sciences, Hijo Predilecto  de Andalucía (1985) and was granted the honorary Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Cádiz (1985). Besides his academic work, he wrote frequently for popular audiences, and was a regular contributor to "El País". He died in Granada in 2003 at the age of 93. Memorial. The public secondary school Professor Domínguez Ortiz in Azuqueca de Henares (in the province of Guadalajara) is named after him. External links.