Background
Martinez-López, Enrique was born on August 18, 1928 in Granada, Spain. Son of Francisco and Amparo (Lopez Mesa) Martinez-López. came to the United States, 1959, naturalized 1967.
Martinez-López, Enrique was born on August 18, 1928 in Granada, Spain. Son of Francisco and Amparo (Lopez Mesa) Martinez-López. came to the United States, 1959, naturalized 1967.
Bachelor, University Granada, 1947. Master of Arts in Romance Philology, University Madrid, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Madrid, 1964.
Instructor SPanish and Hispanic Literature, U. da Paraiba, João Pessoa, Brazil, 1954-1956;
instructor SPanish and Hispanic Literature, U. do Recife, Brazil, 1956-1959;
assistant professor Spanish, U. Houston, 1959-1963;
assistant professor Spanish, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1963-1966;
associate professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1966-1972;
department chairman Spanish and Portuguese, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970-1974;
professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1972. Visiting lecturer University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1966, 67. Fellow, researcher Cervantes Institute Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, 1952-1954.
Conference organizer III Annual Southern California Cervantes Symposium, Santa Barbara, 1992.
Chair intercultural committee Young Women’s Christian Association, Houston, 1960-1962. Chair commission on culture Alianza Cultural Mexicana, Santa Barbara, 1973-1975. Second lieutenant Spanish Army, 1953-1954.
Member Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers Spanish and Portuguese, International Association Hispanists, International Institute Iberoam. Literature, American Society Sephardic Studies, International Association Golden Age Studies, Institute Brasileiro de Cultura Hispanica (president 1956-1958).
Married Maria Teresa Leal, February 10, 1954 (divorced 1965). Children: Maria Teresa, Maria Isabel, Enrique. Married Natalie Louise Campbell, November 10, 1966.