Mazmorras que han hecho historia

Synopsis of Mazmorras que han hecho historia

«Mazmorras que han hecho historia» is the historical essay by Jesús Ávila Granados, published by Planeta in paperback (224 pages, in Spanish).

Jesús Ávila Granados explores what the fortresses and castles of Europe hide: the dungeons and penitentiary establishments where many prisoners suffered harsh sentences. The essay stresses that Western history remains incomplete without these spaces and turns them into a guiding thread to look at the continent's historical memory.

This essay by Jesús Ávila Granados was published in 1993 within the collection «Memoria de la historia» (no. 80) and includes bibliographic references and an index.

This historical essay is aimed at history readers, especially those interested in prisons and castles in Europe.