Background
Diaz, Manuel Cecilio Diaz y was born on August 14, 1924 in Mugardos-La Coruña, Spain. Son of Manuel and Ana Diaz.
Diaz, Manuel Cecilio Diaz y was born on August 14, 1924 in Mugardos-La Coruña, Spain. Son of Manuel and Ana Diaz.
Doctor of Classical Philology, University Madrid, 1945. Doctor of Letters, University Madrid, 1949. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Lisbon, Portugal, 1981.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Salamanca, Spain, 1993. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University León, Spain, 2001. Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Coimbra, Porrtugal, 2002.
Professor University Valencia, Spain, 1953-1956, University Salamanca, Spain, 1956-1968, University Santiago, Spain, 1968-1989, professor emeritus, since 1989. President Agency for Quality, Galician University, 2001.
Fellow Medieval Academy American, Ehrenmitgl. Zentraldirektion Monumenta Germaniae Historica Munich, Academy Ciencias Lisbon (correspondent).
Son of Manuel and Ana D. M. Joaquina de Bustamante. Children: José Manuel, Joaquin, Pilar, Mercedes, Jaime.