Faculty of Humanities

Diploma in Medieval Studies

Pablo Ortego Rico (Spain)

Doctor of Medieval History from the Complutense University of Madrid, with European Distinction and Extraordinary Doctoral Prize. Extraordinary Bachelor's Degree Prize and Third National Bachelor's Degree Prize for the 2006/2007 academic year. University Specialist in Archival Studies from the UNED (National University of Distance Education), he has worked as a professional Archival Technician in the Library of the Royal Academy of History.

César Olivera Serrano (Spain)

PhD in History from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Senior Scientist at the Centre for Human and Social Sciences (CCHS) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). He belongs to the Department of Medieval Studies and is part of the Iberian World research group.

Fernando Rodamilans (Spain)

He holds a PhD in Medieval History from the Complutense University of Madrid (2017). His doctoral thesis, "The Papal Legates in the Iberian Peninsula until Innocent III: Genesis and Evolution of an Institution," was supervised by Dr. Ana Arranz and received the highest distinction, summa cum laude. He has a degree in Economics from the University of Deusto and a degree in History from the Complutense University of Madrid, where he received the Extraordinary Degree Award and the National University End-of-Degree Award (2010). He is the author of numerous scholarly articles on the medieval Church and several books on medieval philosophy, as well as the founder and editor of the online history journal Ab Initio. He is currently the deputy director of the Juan Pablo II secondary school in Madrid and an Honorary Collaborator in the Department of Medieval History at the Complutense University of Madrid (Department of American and Medieval History and Historical Sciences).

Fernando Martín Pérez (Spain)

PhD in Medieval History from the University of Cantabria. Independent researcher, participant in the research project “Politics, institutions and governance of the port cities of Atlantic Europe at the end of the Middle Ages: transnational comparative analysis” (HAR2017-83801-P) funded by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain.

Javier Sebastián Moreno (Spain)

Master's degree in Hispanic Medieval Studies and PhD in History from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Throughout these years he has researched the urban network of the Kingdom of Castile in the Middle Ages, focusing his attention on the regional system polarized by the city of Burgos during the 15th century.

Antonio M. Jiménez Serrano (Spain)

He holds a degree in History from CEU San Pablo University in Madrid and a Master's degree in History and Ancient Studies from Complutense and Autonomous Universities of Madrid. He has studied Latin at the San Dámaso Ecclesiastical University. He has participated in the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 10th excavation campaigns at the Roman city of Los Bañales (Uncastillo, Zaragoza).

Iván Curto Adrados (Spain)

He holds a degree in History from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and a Master's degree in Teacher Training from the San Pablo CEU University. He is currently working on his doctoral thesis as a predoctoral research fellow at the UCM. He has supplemented his studies with courses in paleography, diplomatics, archival science, archaeology, and Latin.

Germán Gamero Igea (Spain)

He holds a PhD in Medieval History from the University of Valladolid. His training has been complemented by research stays at prestigious institutions such as the Sapienza University of Rome, the University of Oxford, and the French School in Rome. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

María Teresa Chicote Pompanín (Spain)

Master's degree in Renaissance Culture offered jointly by the Warburg Institute and the National Gallery. María Teresa completed her studies in Art History at the Complutense University of Madrid, for which she received the second National Prize (2009-2013). Her research and publications focus on the role played by the artistic and cultural patronage of the Castilian nobility between the 15th and 16th centuries, with particular emphasis on the various mechanisms of constructing personal memories.

Enrique Banús (Spain)

He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Oradea and the University of Arts & Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He is a Master of Arts (MA) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Phil.) from RWTH Aachen University. He is a translator and interpreter. He has over 20 years of teaching experience in cultural management at various European and Latin American universities. He is the Dean and Director of Postgraduate Studies and Extension at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Piura and the Director of the UDEP Cultural Center.

Guillermo F. Arquero Caballero (Spain)

He holds a PhD in Medieval History from the Complutense University of Madrid (2016), with International Distinction and Extraordinary Doctoral Award. He is a tenured professor at the University of Piura and academic director of the Diploma in Medieval Studies. He specializes in the history of the Church and the Monarchy in Castile and León during the Late Middle Ages (political and cultural relations), as well as moral literature in the Hispanic world during the late medieval and early modern periods.

María Luisa Bueno Sánchez (Spain)

PhD in Medieval History from the Complutense University of Madrid. Contracted researcher in the Department of American, Medieval and Historiographical Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid, working within the framework of the research project “EVA”: Virtual Spaces of Alterity.