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<\/a>The doctoral thesis El Ministerio de Ultramar (1836-1899)<\/em>, by Dr. Elisa D\u00edaz \u00c1lvarez, has been awarded the 10th<\/sup> Research Prize to Ibero-American Doctoral Theses organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation. <\/strong>(26\/03\/2026)<\/p>\nThis research analyses the four decades during which the Ministry of Overseas Affairs was in operation, an independent department that managed the political-administrative services provided overseas at the time when the first American independences began to take place.<\/p>\n
In this edition, 71 doctoral theses were submitted, from Spain, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Guatemala, Portugal and France.<\/p>\n
The winning thesis takes us into the context and work carried out by the Ministry of Overseas Affairs at a time when the Spanish monarchy had to reorganise, in the wake of the first American independences, a complex sovereign space in structural terms, due not only to the heterogeneity of the territories but also to their geographical dispersion, a mosaic of islands spread across the Caribbean and the China Sea. After several failed attempts, in 1863 a previously untested solution was adopted, namely the creation of an independent department that did not encompass all colonial competences, as Foreign Affairs, War and the Navy remained under their respective authorities.<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Overseas Affairs was established as a single centre, based in Madrid, to manage the political-administrative services provided overseas. This marked the clear triumph of centralising tendencies over those who still advocated an autonomous or decentralised system. The Overseas portfolio functioned as a kind of bridge between two worlds while grappling with a host of challenges, ranging from a lack of funds and pressure from the Antillean slave-owning oligarchy to the constant threat posed by the powerful neighbouring United States.<\/p>\n
Elisa D\u00edaz \u00c1lvarez holds a degree in Law and a PhD in Law from the University of Extremadura. Her doctoral thesis was awarded the distinction of summa cum laude. She also completed a Master\u2019s degree in Historical Research at the same university, where she received the prize for the best academic record. She has taken part in national and international conferences and is the author of numerous articles in academic journals. She is currently a lecturer in Law at UNED.<\/p>\n
The award ceremony took place during the 9th<\/sup> International Congress on Relations between Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe, entitled \u201cThe Role of Latin America and Europe in a World at War\u201d in this edition, which was held at the Royal Monastery of Santa Mar\u00eda de Guadalupe.<\/p>\n FINALISTS AND JURY<\/strong><\/p>\n In this edition of the Prize, the following works were shortlisted as finalists: \u2018Por Vos han dejado lo poco que ten\u00edan\u2019: beatas y la construcci\u00f3n del catolicismo moderno en los mundos ib\u00e9ricos de Am\u00e9rica y Asia (siglos XVI-XVIII)<\/em>, by Elena Manchado Rodr\u00edguez; El ritual postridentino y su m\u00fasica durante la labor misional Jesuita en Am\u00e9rica<\/em>, by Miriam Garc\u00eda Apolonio; Domingo Dulce y Garay (1808-1869). Guerra y pol\u00edtica a ambos lados del Atl\u00e1ntico<\/em>, by Javier Z\u00fa\u00f1iga Crespo; and Chile en el coraz\u00f3n: las relaciones de solidaridad pol\u00edtica del Partido Comunista de Espa\u00f1a (PCE) y del Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya (PSUC) con la democracia chilena (1970-1982)<\/em>, by Pedro Salvador Marchant Veloz.<\/p>\n The jury for the 10th<\/sup> Research Prize to Ibero-American Doctoral Theses was composed of Sigfrido V\u00e1zquez Cienfuegos, professor of American History at the University of Extremadura; Rosa M\u00aa Perales Piqueres, professor of Art History at the same university; Gabriel Moreno Gonz\u00e1lez, professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Extremadura; Carmen Fern\u00e1ndez-Daza, director general of the Santa Ana University Centre and full member of the Royal Academy of Extremadura of Letters and Arts; and Juan Carlos Moreno Pi\u00f1ero, director of the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, who chaired the jury.<\/p>\n RESEARCH PRIZE TO IBERO-AMERICAN DOCTORAL THESES <\/strong><\/p>\n The European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation established the Research Prize to Ibero-American Doctoral Theses in order to recognise the best doctoral thesis defended over the past two years in Spain, Portugal, or any Ibero-American or European country, provided that it has received the highest academic distinction. The prize is awarded to theses that address relations between Spain, Portugal or Europe and Ibero-America, and vice versa, from a historical, cultural, social, scientific, economic or any other academic perspective. The award is endowed with \u20ac3,000 and includes the publication of the doctoral thesis.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav in_same_term=”on” prev_text=”VER NOTICIA ANTERIOR” next_text=”VER NOTICIA SIGUIENTE” admin_label=”\u2190 NAVEGACION POR NOTICIAS \u2192” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ custom_margin=”||3%|” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The doctoral thesis El Ministerio de Ultramar (1836-1899), by Dr. Elisa D\u00edaz \u00c1lvarez, has been awarded the 10th Research Prize to Ibero-American Doctoral Theses organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[190,191],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243453"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243453"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":243466,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243453\/revisions\/243466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fundacionyuste.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}