César Vidal Manzanares "Los Hijos de la Luz" His detractors, including professional historians Ian Gibson and Ángel Viñas, accuse him of lack of rigor in his works, that often offer biased arguments. Vidal has been accused of misquoting historical sources and manipulating translations to support his own opinions. Previously, Vidal mentioned in his books the lack of research strength of books by Viñas and Gibson. His critics are also related to ideological prejudice, several times extremist leftist have express a desire to burn his books. César Vidal Manzanares César Vidal Manzanares, born 1958 in Madrid, is a Spanish radio host, lawyer turned historian
Manifesto of Manzanares the Moderate government had fallen, ushering in the "bienio progresista. Manifesto of Manzanares The Manifesto of Manzanares () was issued 7 July 1854 in Manzanares, Spain. Drafted by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo and signed by General Leopoldo O'Donnell, it called for political reforms and a constituent Cortes to bring about an authentic "liberal regeneration". In 1854, Spain was at the tail end of the "década moderada", slightly over ten years of rule by the Moderate Party. In the last few years, the regime had become increasingly corrupt, and even many of those who were sympathetic to its overt political views