Manuel Fernández Álvarez (7 November 1921 – 19 April 2010) was a Spanish historian, academic and writer.

He was the son of Enrique Fernández and María Álvarez.

[1] In 1942 he graduated in Philosophy at the University of Valladolid.

[2] He was professor at the University of Salamanca (and after retirement profesor emérito).

He died on 19 April 2010 aged 88 due to a complication after a heart surgery.