King Felipe VI has dedicated a praise to the past of Spain on the occasion of the presentation of the Historia Hispánica portal that the Royal Academy of History has presented in the hall of columns of the Royal Palace. The King, accompanied by Queen Letizia, has described the initiative as "a pioneering platform worldwide" and has stressed that it is "a grandiose and fascinating project". The King has joked and said that he is also "addictive: you could spend hours and hours, but useful".
The website geolocates 150,000 events and characters in the history of Spain from 1.35 million years ago. Before this project, the King has praised his image of "our culture projected through time and in a global geographical area". Because Hispanic history is a history that goes beyond the borders of the kingdom and "without which many realities that make up the world today cannot be understood", the King recalled. For this reason, he has encouraged that "we feel pride in a past that has transcended our borders."
Felipe VI has affirmed that thanks to this website "a new model of knowledge" has arrived to learn about the history of Spain. A unique project in the world, which contextualizes historical figures through texts from the Academy and the Biographical Dictionary. Thus, while browsing the web page, the user can access the events through a map where the characters and historical events that happened there will be shown. A guided or advanced search tool is also offered from the bottom skirt of the portal, which allows access to articles on lives, times, places and topics. Finally, the user has another simple search box at the top of the screen where they can search for place names or proper names.
During the presentation, Jaime Olmedo, technical director of the project, has made an example of use with the hall of columns of the Royal Palace, where the event was held. Geopositioning the cursor there, you can see the events that happened in that room, such as the abdication of Juan Carlos I or the imposition of the Golden Fleece on Princess Leonor.
The presentation was attended by Nadia Calviño, Vice President of the Government and Minister of Economy. Also the director of the Royal Academy of History, Carmen Iglesias, as well as more than a hundred guests headed by the Infanta Doña Margarita and her husband, Carlos Zurita, who through the Duques de Soria Foundation connect Hispanists from all over the world. the world. As the King stated to summarize after the presentation, "today is an important day for Spanish-speaking countries and for our shared history."
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