Carmina López graduated in Humanities and Journalism from the CEU San Pablo University Madrid and obtained the Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica (CAP), the postgraduate degree in Teaching and Pedagogy from the University Camilo José Cela, Madrid. She also holds a Cultural Heritage Master’s programme degree from the University Carlos III, Madrid (Máster Universitario en Herencia Cultural). In her thesis on “1885, año bisagra de las dos restauraciones: el Pacto de El Pardo” (1885, crucial year of the two restorations: the El Pardo pact) she focused on the succession crisis following the death of Alfonso XII. Currently she is a Ph.D. student at Carlos III University, Madrid. Her research interests lie in contemporary Spanish history, particularly the restoration, reign and court life under María Cristina Habsburgo Lorena. Carmina joined the “Heirs to the Throne” Project as a visiting researcher from August until November 2013; her individual project was to compile an annotated bibliography and source guide of the Spanish monarchy in the 19th century.
Email: mclsanch[at]hum.uc3m.es