Carmen Iglesias

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Cano.
The Most Excellent
Carmen Iglesias
Countess of Gisbert
Born
María del Carmen Iglesias Cano

(1942-03-16) 16 March 1942 (age 82)
Madrid, Spain
Seat E of the Real Academia Española
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 September 2002[a]
Preceded byGonzalo Torrente Ballester

María del Carmen Iglesias Cano, 1st Countess of Gisbert, is a Spanish historian. She is the Director of the Real Academia de la Historia. In this role she has been responsible for the launch of the electronic version of Spain´s dictionary of national biography, the Diccionario biográfico español.[1] She is also a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, which regulates the Spanish language.

She holds the non-hereditary title Countess of Gisbert, which was bestowed on her by King Juan Carlos.[2]


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  1. ^ "La historia se conecta a la era tecnológica con el Diccionario Biográfico Electrónico". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2018.
  2. ^ In a decree dated May 2014 the King stated:

    «La brillante e intensa labor académica y docente de doña María del Carmen Iglesias Cano, al servicio de España y de la Corona, merece ser reconocida de manera especial, por lo que, queriendo demostrarle mi Real aprecio,
    Vengo en otorgarle, con carácter vitalicio, el título de Condesa de Gisbert
    Juan Carlos R.»

    — Real Decreto 354/2014, de 13 de mayo. Publicado en el «BOE» núm. 117, de 14 de mayo de 2014, páginas 37786.