Antonio Domínguez Ortiz (October 18, 1909 – January 21, 2003) was a Spanish historian, one of the leading specialists in the history of the Spanish Antiguo Régimen of the 16th through 18th centuries, in particular in social history.
He was also expert historian of Andalusia, with a particular emphasis on the history of the Moriscos.
[citation needed] He was the winner of the 1982 Prince of Asturias Award in the Social Sciences,[1] Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía (1985)[2] and was granted the honorary Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Cádiz (1985).
[3] Besides his academic work, he wrote frequently for popular audiences, and was a regular contributor to El País.
[1] The public secondary school Professor Domínguez Ortiz[4] in Azuqueca de Henares (in the province of Guadalajara) is named after him.