Jaume Vicens i Vives
Jaime Vicens Vives (6 June 1910 in Gerona, Spain – 28 June 1960 in Lyon, France) was a Spanish historian, and is considered, along with Pierre Vilar, one of the top influential Catalan historians of the 20th century.[1]
According to Eliseo Climent Corberá, his 1954 book Notícia de Catalunya was a direct source and inspiration for Juan Fuster's influential 1962 book Nosaltres, els valencians.[1] That book was to have been originally titled Nosaltres els catalans, but it was renamed under José Pla's advice,[2] for fear of Francoist censorship.[3] Fuster's work has the same structure and intention as Vicens' book does.[4][5] The book was expanded and republished in 1960. Notícia de Catalunya had also a major influence on Jordi Pujol.[1] Vicens was also a friend an influence for Juan Reglá.[1][6]
References
- Foix, Josep M. Jaume Vicens Vives: la voluntat d'ésser catalans
- Història de la historiografia catalana, p. 225
- De la revolución liberal a la democracia parlamentaria: Valencia (1808-1975), p.35.
- Nosaltres, els valencians, p. 20 (dentro del apartado Introducció.
- Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana (ed.). "Joan Fuster" (in Catalan). Barcelona. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- Comprendre el món: reflexions d'un historiador, back cover