Antonio Real Botija

Antonio Real Botija is a historian specializing in contemporary history and intercultural dynamics, affiliated with the Pablo de Olavide University. He earned his PhD in 2018 with a thesis focused on Spanish imperial expansion in the Philippines (1568-1598), supervised by Dr. Arndt Brendecke and Dr. Igor Pérez Tostado.

His research is centered on:

• Globalization processes in historical contexts
• Negotiation and violence in colonial settings
• Intercultural interactions under the Spanish Empire

He has been part of the research group HG:VNI Historia de La Globalización: Violencia, Negociación E Interculturalidad, which aligns with broader PAIDI research areas in Humanities.