A symposium to mark Spain's Presidency of the European Union
5-7pm, 18 May 2010, Taylor Institution, St. Giles
Salvador de Madariaga, the first holder of the King Alfonso XIII Chair of Spanish Studies at Oxford, was a pioneer of European integration and founder of the College of Europe.
5.00pm - Prof. Isabel de Madariaga (University of London): 'Madariaga, Statesman, Scholar and Writer'
5.20 pm - Dr. María Rosa de Madariaga (Madrid): 'Madariaga's European Vision'
5.45pm - Prof. José Luis Abellán (Universidad Complutense de Madrid): 'The Debate over Europe in Modern Spain'
6.30pm - H.E. Don Carles Casajuana (Ambassador of Spain): 'Spain's role in the European Union: an overview'
All talks will be in English.
Sponsor: Dirección General del Libro, Archivos y Bibliotecas, Ministerio de Cultura.
A selection of books by Madariaga, as scholar, writer, historian and diplomat, will be displayed in the Taylorian 12 May - 2 June (M-F, 9-6.30; S, 10-3.30)