The Ministry of Universities, Business and Research promotes a comprehensive and thorough study on Jose Monino, Count Floridablanca, to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of this illustrious Murcia, the most important minister of Charles III.
A multidisciplinary group of experts analyze your figure, ideas and projects in a seminar that starts tomorrow and today presented the Secretary General of the Ministry, Antonio Sanchez-Solis and CEO of Universities and Scientific Policy, Eduardo Osuna.
This international seminar forms part of the Science, Culture and Society for the disclosure and dissemination of Science and Technology, Seneca Foundation of Science and Technology Agency of the Region, in particular, is part of the actions of the Ministry for promoting research in the humanities and social science.
Sánchez Solís said that "Floridablanca mean, for all those behind it reflected on the Spanish problems, the prototype of prudent policy.
Deep knowledge of the Spanish reality, European and American, knew at all times direct its action of government to foster improvements viable and, especially, recognized from his job as defender of public property tax in the kingdom, that only the construction of adequate power of the state could accelerate the pace of reforms.
Your attitude determines your reputation, which led him to be the most acceptable political reference in his time. "
The seminar 'The Century of Floridablanca (1728-1808): The Spain of reforms' aims to create a comprehensive and fruitful discussion among renowned specialists from various aspects of Floridablanca time, or whatever it is, the call century Enlightenment.
To this end, the seminar will be divided into sections that address the major changes experienced from society, domestic and foreign policy, America or the colonial question, to the echoes of the French Revolution and the difficult choice between reform and revolution.
The workshop participants formed an interdisciplinary team of specialists from the history of literature, linguistics, through the history of law at the history of pedagogy, philosophy to political history, or theory of science to history of institutions.
"They all reflect on the restructuring of the power, taste, the right knowledge and disciplines to substantiate the reformist program of Floridablanca," said Sanchez-Solis.
This research initiative of the Ministry of Universities, Business and Scientific Research shall be the address by Professor José Luis Villacañas, will feature presentations by 21 experts from national and international prestige.
In addition, to coincide with this seminar has reissued the book 'True Idea of a Prince formed the Laws of the Kingdom which relate to Public Law', published in Valladolid in 1786 and dedicated by Antonio Perez of the Count of Floridablanca Oliver
Support for research in the humanities and social sciences
The secretary general stressed the Government's support to regional research initiatives in the Humanities and Social Sciences for his contribution to the dissemination of knowledge in society.
Support for research in these areas are already covered by the Science and Technology in the Region 2007-2010, which explicitly incorporates research groups who work in areas such as archeology, history, law, economics, sociology, anthropology , psychology and pedagogy, as a scientist can not ignore the knowledge of the great aspects of humanistic and social research.
Universities, Business and Research, through the Seneca Foundation, has implemented the "Specific Programme Research Support Humanities and Social Sciences' which includes the announcement of grants for research projects and support for strategic actions that are not included the previous call, as the Virtual Saavedra Fajardo Hispanic Thought, interclass and Red Columnaria.
This would have benefited between 2006 and 2007 51 research projects, representing a total aid of EUR 1,133,251, and four strategic actions that were, in aggregate, 463,416 euros.
Source: CARM