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Electricity, national identity and regeneration in Spain around 1900

Publicated to:JOURNAL OF IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES. 29 (29): 137-162 - 2023-01-01 29(29), DOI: 10.1080/14701847.2023.2184007

Authors: Pérez Zapico, Daniel

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Univ Autonoma Madrid, Contemporary Hist Dept, Madrid, Spain - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author

Abstract

This article analyses how electricity and electrical technologies were used to generate a whole series of narratives about national regeneration in a context of national (and imperial) decline. It will follow the debates that the advent of the “electrical era” triggered among a group of Spanish engineers that in 1902 published the book La ciencia y la industria eléctrica en España al subir al trono S.M. el Rey Don Alfonso XIII. The publication acted as a memorandum addressed to the young monarch aimed at encouraging the promising applications of electricity in Spain. As members of an international community, engineers embraced the alleged universal promises of electricity but adapted them to Spain’s local conditions. Accordingly, through the pages of the book they used technologies of electrification and electricity as cultural resources to refashion national identity and establish the foundations of a new modernity. By analysing how Spanish engineers conceived the relationship between energy and the future of the nation, this article aims at enriching the historiography of Spanish nationalisms through the lenses of the history of technology (particularly, histories of techno-nationalism) and cultural histories of electricity and energies.

Keywords

electricityengineersknowledgenation buildingpowerrestorationsciencespainElectricityHistory of technologyNation buildingRestorationSpainTechnology

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal JOURNAL OF IBERIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, Q3 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in History, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 7.51, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-28, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-28:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 2 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (PEREZ ZAPICO, DANIEL) and Last Author (PEREZ ZAPICO, DANIEL).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been PEREZ ZAPICO, DANIEL.