José Antonio Guillén, invited by the Royal Cavalry Maestranza of Ronda on its 450th anniversary

The professor of Modern History will participate as a speaker at the International Congress of Genealogy and Heraldry, which will take place from October 19 to 21 in the city of Malaga, an event organized within the program of activities to commemorate the anniversary. In addition, the URJC professor has recently been named Corresponding Member of the Toledo Society of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies.

Irene Vega / Writing

José Antonio Guillén Berrendero is an expert in the study of European nobility and a pioneer in studies on nobility treatises in early modernity. In addition, he is a student of the figure of heraldic authorities, kings of arms and heraldry. His extensive career has led him to be a guest speaker at the International Congress of Genealogy and Heraldry, along with experts from European universities such as The Sorbonne, Antwerp or Nova de Lisboa.

This congress is part of the commemorative events of the 450th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda (RMN), an institution with a long history and an outstanding commitment to the research and dissemination of genealogy and heraldry. The main objective of this event is to become a platform for the exchange of knowledge and approaches between international experts on topics such as the identity of certain elites and their social position at certain moments in history or how heraldic symbols have been used as representations of lineages. and families throughout the centuries.

Guillén Berrendero, Corresponding member of the Toledo Society of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

Last Sunday, October 15, the professor of Modern History was appointed Correspondent of this institution, founded in 1981 by a group of enthusiasts and experts in heraldry, genealogy, nobility and other similar auxiliary branches of History. The event took place in the Chapter House of the Most Excellent Toledo City Council.

The Toledo Society of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies is a fundamental institution in the life of Toledo. The main goal of the first founding core was to make the city and the province of Toledo known about its great cultural heritage through the detailed study of all the aspects related to the disciplines of society that have an important role in the history of Toledo. Toledo and its province.

Currently, its statutes define the purposes that it intends to fulfill, among which the promotion, stimulation and dignification of the auxiliary sciences of History, the conservation of historical heritage in all its aspects, with special predilection as regards the Society and the cultivation and dissemination of scientific knowledge to the public.

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