Manuel Fernández Álvarez (7 November 1921 – 19 April 2010) was a Spanish historian, academic and writer.
Biography He was the son of Enrique Fernández and María Álvarez.
In 1942 he graduated in Philosophy at the University of Valladolid.
He was professor at the University of Salamanca (and after retirement profesor emérito).
He died on 19 April 2010 aged 88 due to a complication after a heart surgery.
Books La sociedad espanola en el Siglo de Oro La sociedad espanola del Renascimiento, 1985 Carlos V, el cesar y el hombre, 2000 Corpus monumental de Carlos V, Salamanca, 1973-1981 Carlos V: un hombre para Europa Isabel la Catolica Felipe II y su tiempo La Gran Aventura de Cristobal Colon, Espasa-Calpe, 2006
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