Jesus Cruz specializes in Iberian history and teaches history of Spain, modern Europe, and modern Latin America. He received his B.A. from Complutense University of Madrid and did his graduate training at U.C. San Diego. He is the author of Gentlemen, Bourgeois and Revolutionaries: Political change and Cultural Persistence among the Spanish Dominant Groups, 1750-1850 (CUP, 1996); Los notables de Madrid: las bases sociales de la revolución liberal española (Alianza, 2000). His book manuscript The Subtle Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Middle Class Culture in Nineteenth Century Spain is currently under review by a university press in the US. He has published several articles and book chapters on the social and cultural history of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Spain. Between 2001 and 2003 he held the position of Counselor for Education, Science, and Technology at the Embassy of Spain in Washington, DC. Professor Cruz is the General Secretary of the Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies (April 2008-April 2010). His current research interest is the comparative history of nineteenth century urban planning of Madrid and Barcelona.
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