Jesús Barranco

Jesús Barranco Reyes
Born (1976-11-11) 11 November 1976 (age 48)
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Alma materPolytechnic University of Madrid
University of Lleida
National University of Distance Education
Occupation(s)Engineer, writer
Notable workGrandes Liadas De La Historia

Jesus Barranco Reyes (born 11 November 1976, in Tenerife) is a Spanish writer and forestry engineer from the Canary Islands.

Education

Barranco graduated as a forestry engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) in 2002, and as a wildfire management MSc from the University of Lleida (UdL) in 2015. He is finishing a geography and history degree at the National University of Distance Education (UNED).[citation needed]

Writing career

Barrancs's first successful book was a wildfire-fighting handbook, Manual de Lucha contra Incendios Forestales. Distributed in 2018 by Amazon, it became a best seller in Spanish several times.[citation needed]

In 2023, he published Grandes Liadas de la Historia (Great Mess-Ups in History), a humorous and sarcastic book about various historical disasters, released by Caligrama.[1] After three editions, the book was re-edited and republished by Singularidad in 2024.[2][3][4]

Also in 2024, Barranco released a compilation of female-warfare episodes, named Grandes Guerreras de la Historia (Great Female Warriors in History), with the same acid and humoristic style. The book describes the lives of women involved in war efforts.[5]

Bibliography

  • Manual de Lucha contra Incendios Forestales: Nivel Básico e Intermedio [Wildfire Fighting Handbook: Basic and Intermediate]. Amazon. 2019. ISBN 979-8-6264-8699-5.
  • Grandes Liadas de la Historia [Great Fiascos in History]. Caligrama. 2023. ISBN 978-84-19639-66-0.
  • Grandes Liadas de la Historia [Great Fiascos in History]. Singularidad. 2024. ISBN 978-84-121094-8-1.
  • Grandes Guerreras de la Historia [Great Female Warriors in History]. Singularidad. 2024. ISBN 978-84-121094-9-8.

References

  1. ^ "Promocionamos tu obra para la publicacion tradicional" (in Spanish). Caligrama Editorial. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ "El escritor Jesús Barranco presentará su nueva obra Grandes Guerreras de la Historia". El Periódico de Canarias (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Las mayores liadas de la historia". Crónicas de San Borondón (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Grandes Liadas de la Historia" (in Spanish). Somos Gente Fantástica Youtube. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Jesús Barranco lanza su segundo libro de divulgación histórica, 'Grandes guerreras de la historia'" (in Spanish). Culturamanía. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.