Quitapesares, an old tower surrounded by trees and vineyards in Biscay, was the retreat of the politician and scholar Martín de los Heros (1784–1859). He devoted his life to defending the Constitution of 1812 and to the study of history. Today, although the tower lies in ruins, its name lives on in this publishing house, which seeks to publish works he would have treasured.

Ahaztutakoa hitz egiten du
Lo olvidado habla
Oblita loquuntur

Quitapesares, an old tower surrounded by trees and vineyards in Biscay, was the retreat of the politician and scholar Martín de los Heros (1784–1859). He devoted his life to defending the Constitution of 1812 and to the study of history. Today, although the tower lies in ruins, its name lives on in this publishing house, which seeks to publish works he would have treasured.

Ahaztutakoa hitz egiten du ◦ Lo olvidado habla ◦ Oblita loquuntur

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When you open this book, you will meet Lope Sánchez de Mena

a nearly forgotten nobleman who was nevertheless a key figure in medieval Castile. A member of the powerful Haro lineage and an influential knight at the court of King Alfonso VIII and Eleanor Plantagenet, his story is marked by ambition and rivalry during a time of major political change, wars, and rapid cultural development.

Drawing on meticulous research in archives and libraries, Igor Santos Salazar (Barakaldo, 1978), professor at the University of Trento, reconstructs—through plausible hypotheses—the figure of a man who played an essential role in the events of the kingdom of Castile in the second half of the twelfth century and the early years of the thirteenth.

The prologue is written by Simone Susskind (Brussels, 1947), a Belgian politician and renowned human rights activist, particularly regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

Lope Sánchez de Mena y la Castilla de Alfonso VIII. Tiempo y memoria del fundador de Balmaseda is a work that will change the way you see the Middle Ages—without needing to don armour or draw a sword.

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