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José Miguel Ortega in conversation with Héctor Rodríguez

History and its Emotions

Segovia 2026, 

Few national and international authors like José Miguel Ortega del Río can boast of seeing their name featured in newspapers such as The Guardian, Le Figaro, The Telegraph, or the New York Post, and on television networks such as ABC News, O Globo, or Fox, in addition to Spanish media outlets like El País, ABC, or La Razón. The publication of Los Reyes del Grial ('The Kings of the Grail'), a book he co-authored with medievalist Margarita Torres Sevilla, made headlines around the world. The Holy Grail and its vicissitudes, a central theme in that work, return in his recent novel Calix Domini: La conjura del Grial. Together with journalist Héctor Rodríguez, they will engage in a conversation about history and fiction, in which the reader gains insight into the emotions, customs, and ways of life of people from a specific era. Thus, the historical novel becomes a bridge between historical knowledge and literary creativity.

At the end of the event, the author will sign copies of his book

Event in Spanish