American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain

About This Association

AARHMS was founded as the Academy of American Research Historians on Medieval Spain by a group of historians who met at the December 1973 meeting of the American Historical Association in San Francisco. The intent of the organization was to create a professional association for medieval Hispanists and especially to promote research in medieval Iberian history. In 1976, AARHMS. received recognition as an Affiliated Society of the American Historical Association. AARHMS was rechristened in 1980 as the American Academy of Research Historians of Medieval Spain, yielding its alphabetical priority in the AHA listing of Affiliated Societies in the interest of geographical inclusiveness. The founders of the organization were the pioneers of the modern, English-language study of medieval Spanish history; early officers and members include luminaries such as Father Robert I. Burns, S.J., Thomas N. Bisson, J.N. Hillgarth, Joseph O'Callaghan, Bernard F. Reilly, and Lynn H. Nelson.

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