Ɛpsilon

From Eugenio Montero Ríos and Jacinto Mesía1   16 January 1878

Institucion Libre de Enseñanza | Madrid

En atencion à los eminentes servicios prestados á la ciencia por Don C. Darwin y de conformidad con lo preceptuado en el parrafo 6o. articulo 19. de los Estatutos de esta Institucion, la Junta Facultativa que tengo la honra de presidir acordó por unanimidad en sesion de 29 de Noviember de 1877 nombrarle “Profesor honorario”.2

Y en representacion de dicha Junta se espide el presente documento.

Madrid 16 de Enero de 1878.

El Rector. E Montero Rios

El Secretario. Jacinto Mesía

Al Sr. Profesor Don. C. Darwin.

LS

1
For a translation of this letter, see Appendix I.
2
The Institución Libre de Enseñanza (Free Institute of Education) was founded in 1876 in Madrid by a group of university professors who wanted to provide education unrestricted by religious or political dogma (Jiménez-Landi 1996, vol. 2). See also letter from Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos, 12 August 1878, and letter from Laureano Figuerola Ballester, 28 November 1878.

From Eugenio Montero Ríos and Jacinto Mesía1   16 January 1878

Institucion Libre de Enseñanza | Madrid

In recognition of the eminent services rendered to science by Sir C. Darwin, and in accordance with the provisions in paragraph 6. article 19. of the Statutes of this Institution, the Faculty Board that I have the honour of presiding over agreed unanimously in its 29 November 1877 session to name him ‘honorary professor’.2

And on behalf of the said board this present document is issued.

Madrid 16 January 1878.

The rector. E Montero Rios

The secretary. Jacinto Mesía

To Professor Sir C. Darwin

LS

1
For a transcription of this letter in its original Spanish, see Transcript.
2
The Institución Libre de Enseñanza (Free Institute of Education) was founded in 1876 in Madrid by a group of university professors who wanted to provide education unrestricted by religious or political dogma (Jiménez-Landi 1996, vol. 2). See also letter from Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos, 12 August 1878, and letter from Laureano Figuerola Ballester, 28 November 1878.

Please cite as “DCP-LETT-11321A,” in Ɛpsilon: The Charles Darwin Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/dcp-data/letters/DCP-LETT-11321A