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
Francisco Antonio Manzanares the Union during the civil war, and afterward, served in the legislative assembly as an Indian Agent. Manzanares grew up with Spanish as his first language, and during his youth attended Taos School under the instruction of Father Antonio Jose Martinez. In 1863 he began attending St. Louis University, where he studied English until 1864. Manzanares then began his business career with Chick, Browne, and Co. in Kansas City, the birthplace of the firm. He held a sales position there for a brief period, and then quickly relocated to New York City, where he continued his college education. While in