Belgian keys to Read Por la Europa Católica by Emilia Pardo Bazán ; Claves belgas para la lectura de Por la Europa católica de Emilia Pardo Bazán

In 1901, Emilia Pardo Bazán took a trip to Belgium in order to familiarize herself with Belgian social Catholicism; the result was an essay, Por la Europa católica. In this article we will try to answer the following questions: did the author interview relevant personalities, did she document herself with trustworthy sources and did she provide a faithful image of the Belgian socio-political reality to her Spanish readers? First we will offer data about the publication of the texts, second we will sketch the context of the social role of the Church in Belgium and Spain at the turn of the centu... Mehr ...