Darío Cabanelas Rodríguez (20 December 1916 – 18 September 1992) was a Spanish Arabist whose work influenced Arab studies in the 20th century.
After studying baccalaureate, philosophy and theology in Santiago de Compostela, he was ordained as a priest into the Franciscan Religious Order on June 23, 1940.
From 1942, he studied philosophy and humanities, Section of Semitic Philology, at Central University, called today Complutense University, in Madrid, with Extraordinary Degree Award, and he got the doctorate on 15 June 1948, about the topic Juan de Segovia y el problema islámico[1][1], with a Special Award Doctorate.
His scientific contributions are very extensive: he wrote over 100 works, among books, articles, bibliographical reviews and reports, as well as being director of 18 doctorates, 26 master dissertations, etcetera, and lectured on the Arab and Islamic world in Spain and abroad.
[2] He specialized mainly in Arabic linguistics, literature and philosophy, and among his most outstanding works are his writings on Ibn Sida[3][2] and Alonso del Castillo[4][3].