Marcin Karkut

Dr. Marcin Karkut is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Spanish Studies, Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Humanities, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. He specializes in modern Spanish history, military history, and the Spanish Monarchy during the Enlightenment. His academic roles include editorial secretaryships and conference organization.

• Historian focusing on Spain's political and military developments
• Active in promoting Hispano-American studies
• Specializes in Enlightenment-era figures like Carlos III

Research interests include:

• Modern Spanish military campaigns
• Enlightened monarchs and their policies
• Church-state relations in the 18th century
• Hispano-American cultural intersections
• Spanish diplomatic history
• Comparative studies between Polish and Spanish history

His recent publications analyze Spanish military maxims, Enlightenment-era correspondence, and contemporary cultural phenomena. He has organized multiple conferences on Hispanist topics and contributed to academic journals like Roczniki Humanistyczne. Teaching activities include Spanish history courses using primary sources from the 16th-20th centuries.