el arqueólogo de Hitler en España: Arqueología, poder y mitos, desde manto del Pilar hasta la búsqueda Grial

What happens when the past is used to justify the present? How far can the reinterpretation of history go when it becomes a matter of power? "Hitler's Archaeologist in Spain" addresses one of the most significant episodes of 20th-century Europe: the use of archaeology in the ideological projects of Nazism and Francoism. In a context marked by nationalism and identity crises, the study of antiquity ceased to be a neutral academic practice and became integrated into discourses aimed at legitimizing certain worldviews. In Spain, this process revolved around Julio Martínez Santa-Olalla, who oversaw the regime's official archaeology. Under his direction, archaeological activity was centralized and subordinated to a project that sought to provide historical coherence to the idea of a unified, Catholic Spain with deep-rooted traditions. Javier Ramos explores some of the settings where this approach became visible: excavations at Visigothic necropolises, reinterpretations of emblematic artifacts, or expeditions to the Sahara, in which scientific interest coexisted with interpretations laden with political intent. Episodes such as Himmler's visit to Spain or the appropriation of relics fall within this same framework. A time when the past was not merely studied: it was selected, interpreted, and utilized.