Francisco Salas Salgado

Francisco Salas Salgado serves as a Full Professor in the Department of Classical, French, Arabic and Romance Philology at the University of La Laguna, specializing in Latin Philology through his affiliation with the Grafilas Research Group in Humanism, Philology and Classical Tradition.

Education:

• PhD in Latin Philology from University of La Laguna (1990) with thesis "El humanismo en Canarias. Desarrollo y producción clásica desde el siglo XVI a fines del XIX" supervised by Dr. José González Luis.

Research Focus: His scholarly work centers on Latin Philology, Humanism, and Classical Tradition within Arts and Humanities, examining classical heritage development in the Canary Islands from the 16th to late 19th century. As part of the Grafilas Research Group led by Graciliano Afonso, he investigates philological methodologies and classical reception in Iberian contexts.

Academic Engagement: Actively participates in the Official Doctoral Program in Art and Humanities, though specific advising records and grant details remain undocumented in available sources. His research bridges historical philology with cultural studies of classical traditions in Hispanic territories.

Research Infrastructure: Contributes to Grafilas Research Group (Grupo de investigación en humanismo, filología y tradición clásicas), focusing on classical textual transmission and humanistic scholarship in Spanish academic traditions.