Research
Woman, Freemason and Spanish: Freemasonry and the Origins of Feminism
This paper studies the role of women in the Spanish Masonry, especially during the nineteenth century. The role assigned to women in the Constitutions of Anderson (1723) mentioned, the origins of Freemasonry are cited Adoption, then, the role assigned to women in Freemasonry is analyzed, mainly by analyzing the case of Spain, where integrated in Masonry women were also, in many cases, that laid the foundation of the Spanish Feminism.
Plantain of Guinea. The Atlantic Adventure of Banana
“Plantain of Guineaâ€. The Atlantic Adventure of Banana. It is studied the historical process of the first move of Musaceae to the West Indies, along with sugarcane, in the context of a transatlantic network. Historical texts are critically analysed; evidence about cultivations and species in Europe, Africa and the archipelagos in Macaronesia is shown; longterm historical mistakes are discussed and some hypotheses about the Atlantic transport of biotypes or hybrids during the sixteenth century are suggested.
