Nieves Mathews - Family Background

Family Background

Her father was the distinguished Spanish diplomat and scholar Salvador de Madariaga. Her mother was the distinguished economic historian Constance Archibald.

Nieves's sister Isabel de Madariaga (1919 - ) became Professor of Slavonic Studies at the University of London.

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