In the framework of the Bicentenary of the Greek Revolution of 1821 for independence, the Embassy of Greece is holding a series of conferences entitled 1821-2021: Greek Revolution and Spanish philhellenism, which will take place on Wednesday and Thursday 10 and 11 November at the Círculo de Bellas Artes (Calle Alcalá 42, Ramón Gómez de la Serna Hall, 5th floor) at 6 pm.
The programme is as follows: Wednesday 10 November, session entitled 1821-2021: The Greek Revolution from the other shore, moderated by Eusebi Ayensa Prat, president of the Asociación Cultural Hispano-Helénica (ACHH). Greetings from Álvaro García Marín (University of Málaga) and presentation of the book Periferias de la Revolución: Contextos transnacionales de la insurrección griega de 1821 (Peripheries of the Revolution: Transnational Contexts of the Greek Insurrection of 1821). Eva Latorre Broto (ACHH) will then speak on Spain and Greece, 1821-1823. The Mediterranean in Revolution; Pedro Bádenas de la Peña (CCHS – CSIC) will speak on The First Century of Greek Independence (1821-1921), and Dimitris Filippís (Open University of Greece) will talk about 1821 between 1921 and 1971: Half a Century of Parallel Spanish-Greek “Intrahistory”.
On Thursday 11 November at the same time, the session The Greek Revolution: The Greek Language as a Symbol of Freedom in its Historical Context will take place. Moderated by Kostis Kornetis, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), with greetings from Alicia Villar Lecumberri, Universidad Internacional de Valencia (VIU). And there will be a talk on The Greek language, symbol of freedom in the new Greek state, with Juan Luís Simal (UAM), who will talk about Greece in the Age of Revolution, and Nere Basabe (UAM) who will speak about European public opinion in the face of the Greek War of Independence.
