La campana de Huesca

by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo

La campana de Huesca es una de las mejores novelas históricas del XIX español, escrita por un joven Antonio Cánovas, que recoge uno de los episodios más célebres de la historia del reino de Aragón, con una ambientación muy lograda de la época en que se ha situado la narración: la del monarca Ramiro II «el Monje», cuya lucha contra el poder de los nobles culminó en las cabezas cortadas de estos, formando el trágico badajo de una simbólica campana en la ciudad de Huesca.

300 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1852

About the author

He was a Spanish politician and historian known principally for serving six terms as Prime Minister and his overarching role as "architect" of the regime that ensued with the 1874 restoration of the Bourbon monarchy. He died in office at the hands of an anarchist, Michele Angiolillo.

Cánovas remained an active man of letters. His historical writings earned him a considerable reputation, particularly his History of the Decline of Spain (Historia de la decadencia de España) for which he was elected at the young age of 32 to the Real Academia de la Historia in 1860. That was followed by elevation to other bodies of letters, including the Real Academia Española in 1867, the Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas in 1871 and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in 1887. He also served as the head of the Athenaeum in Madrid (1870–74, 1882–84 and 1888–89).

Reviews

[Iskander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Representación con gran detalle de la leyenda y de la vida de la época.