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Originally Posted by Plethon
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A great philosopher and a great Basque Spanish Patriot. However, I avoided mentioning him because he was much circumscribed in the deep and particular idiosincracy of Spain. His idea of Spain was isolationist with respect to Europe. Among his works,
Alma vasca (Basque Soul).
But since you mentioned him..
Menéndez y Pelayo, a Spanish erudite scholar and historian, and a staunch defender of the National Tradition against the reformers. His opus magnum was
Historia de los heterodoxos españoles (History of the Spanish Heterodox).
And more debatable..
Eugeni d'Ors i Rovira, a Spanish Catalan writer, philosopher and art critic, the creator of the Catalan
Noucentisme.
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accipiet reduces. Antiquam exquirite matrem:
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et nati natorum, et qui nascentur ab illis.'
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–Plato–
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