Writings Salvador Minguijón Adrián

fuero real, 1543 (1255)

minguijón s written heritage 1 major work, around 20 booklets, tens of scientific articles , hundreds of press items. in terms of topics, opus described present-day-scholar multi-faceted. may divided 4 groups: jurisprudence, political thought, social sciences , ongoing public issues.

his recognized works dealing history of law. 1911 1920s minguijón published booklets formatted textbooks students, completed 12-volume series titled elementos de historia del derecho español; apart synthesis , update of earlier works heavily based on own research, related in particular medieval , foral spanish legislation. series basis massive monograph, historia del derecho español (1927), 500-page work gained minguijón name , scientific posture. re-issued in few editions, until mid-1950s served academic manual generations of spanish students.

minguijón s works on political thought formatted pamphlets , booklets hardly exceeding 100 pages. best known one, having been chronologically first, la crisis del tradicionalismo en españa (1914), lecture of author s understanding of traditionalism , role in spain of era; elevated author prominent though controversial position within carlism. followed humanismo y nacionalidad (1929), al servicio de la tradición (1930), la crisis de la libertad (1934), la democracia (1934) , los apologistas del siglo ii (1936), of them marking attempt transform traditionalist outlook modern christian doctrine.

el debate, 1918

minguijón s interest in social issues gradually developed hybrid in-between science of sociology , theories of addressing social problems. first demonstrated in las luchas del periodismo (1908), discussion of social obligations of press, followed hombres e ideas. estudios sociales (1910), propiedad y trabajo (1920), la función social de la propiedad (1930) , la propiedad (1935) , combined numerous articles in specialized reviews. works fall rather philosophy, minguijón strove present general background of christian thought; either handful of minor works published limited audience or translations german.

a numerically dominating group of minguijón s writings press contributions, 800-word commentaries dealing ongoing public affairs. far partisan zeal , styled impartial essays, within wide public discourse gained minguijón recognition of pundit. starting 1910s began contribute catholic dailies across country. however, particularly active writing el debate , emerged key commentator of madrid daily. during republic years el debate became semi-official ceda mouthpiece, minguijón, @ time member of supreme national court, preferred publish rather in various regional catholic periodicals. during civil war , afterwards did not resume career of press pundit.