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 General in Chief of the Constitutional Army, led a coup attempt known as La Vicalvarada, which ended indecisively. He and his forces had moved south to Manzanares, Ciudad Real, where they reconnoitered with other like-minded forces. On 7 July 1854 O'Donnell issued a short manifesto drafted by the young Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, future architect of Spain's Bourbon Restoration of 1874. The manifesto called on all Spaniards to preserve the Throne but to get rid of the current government. It reflected the politics of the Progressive Party. In its entirety it reads: The country heeded the call, and within weeks