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UBC Leads $2.1M Project to Digitize Historic Spanish Text

7/11/2025

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Dr. Francisco Peña of UBC Okanagan is spearheading an ambitious project to translate and digitize the 13th-century Spanish text, General estoria. With a generous $2.1 million SSHRC grant, this global effort unites 55 researchers from 18 organizations, ensuring that rich cultural histories are preserved and made accessible for future generations.

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Story summary

Dr. Francisco Peña of UBC Okanagan is spearheading an ambitious project to translate and digitize the 13th-century Spanish text, General estoria. With a generous $2.1 million SSHRC grant, this global effort unites 55 researchers from 18 organizations, ensuring that rich cultural histories are preserved and made accessible for future generations.