{"id":5474,"date":"2026-03-26T10:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/portal\/noticias\/2026\/03\/26\/una-tesis-de-la-ull-reivindica-al-ilustrado-canario-cristobal-del-hoyo-con-una-nueva-edicion-critica-de-su-carta-de-madrid\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T10:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T09:56:33","slug":"una-tesis-de-la-ull-reivindica-al-ilustrado-canario-cristobal-del-hoyo-con-una-nueva-edicion-critica-de-su-carta-de-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/portal\/noticias\/en\/2026\/03\/26\/una-tesis-de-la-ull-reivindica-al-ilustrado-canario-cristobal-del-hoyo-con-una-nueva-edicion-critica-de-su-carta-de-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"A thesis from the University of La Laguna (ULL) vindicates the Canarian Enlightenment thinker Crist\u00f3bal del Hoyo with a new critical edition of his "Letter from Madrid"\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"

The University of La Laguna recently celebrated in the Faculty of Humanities the defense of the doctoral thesis \u201cCrist\u00f3bal del Hoyo. Letter from Madrid: edition and study\u201d, by Antonio Jos\u00e9 Bellido Castro<\/a>, a work that rigorously recovers philologically one of the most complex and least studied authors of 18th-century Canarian literature.<\/p>\n

Led by the teachers Carlos Brito D\u00edaz<\/a> y Rub\u00e9n Dom\u00ednguez Quintana<\/a>, The research presents a comprehensive edition of the Madrid Charter<\/em>, accompanied by a philological, historical and literary study that reviews previous editions and analyzes in depth the textual transmission of the work.<\/p>\n

During his defense, the doctoral candidate explained the origin of his interest in the author, linked to his university years, and noted that "we students were captivated by the presence of a legendary character in the literature of the islands," referring to the Viscount of Buen Paso.<\/p>\n

The thesis proposes a reinterpretation of Crist\u00f3bal del Hoyo<\/a> As an intellectual immersed in the European currents of his time, he moved away from readings focused exclusively on the anecdotal. In this sense, Bellido Castro affirms that he \u201crepresents the sentiment of the Enlightenment,\u201d emphasizing the influence of his travels through Europe and his contact with different philosophical and literary traditions.<\/p>\n

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A moment from the doctoral defense ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n

The work highlights the hybrid nature of his oeuvre, in which Baroque elements\u2014influenced by Luis de G\u00f3ngora\u2014coexist with forms characteristic of Enlightenment thought, alongside a writing style that combines narrative, essayistic reflection, and social criticism. The researcher also emphasized that \u201cthere is not only heterodoxy, but also curiosity, a dispersion of ideas, and a clear penchant for narrative.\u201d The research analyzes the different versions of the Madrid Charter<\/em>, its textual variants and its transmission process, placing the work at the crossroads between late baroque and enlightened thought.<\/p>\n

Similarly, the study reconstructs the author's biography from a renewed perspective and situates him as a figure linked to the cultural transformations of 18th-century Europe. His work, largely censored in his time, reflects a critical view of institutions, especially religious dogmatism and power structures.<\/p>\n

Among the main contributions of the doctoral thesis is the complete edition of the text, including parts traditionally omitted by critics, such as the theological treatise and the verse section. This work is based on a process of transcription, variant comparison, and annotation that allows for the contextualization of the historical, literary, and cultural references present in the work.<\/p>\n

The panel, composed of Joaqu\u00edn \u00c1lvarez Barrientos, Victoria Galv\u00e1n Gonz\u00e1lez, and David Loyola L\u00f3pez, particularly valued the scope of the work and highlighted its relevance within the field of philology, awarding it the highest distinction, summa cum laude. During the session, it was emphasized that this is an \u201cessential contribution\u201d to the textual establishment of the work and a significant step forward in the recovery of the Canary Islands' literary heritage.<\/p>\n

With this research, the University of La Laguna reinforces its role in humanistic studies and opens new avenues for the study of an author who, as the researcher himself argued, should be considered essential within 18th-century Spanish literature.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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