Stanley G. Payne

Stanley George Payne (born September 9, 1934) is an American historian of modern Spain and European fascism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He retired from full-time teaching in 2004 and is currently Professor Emeritus at its Department of History. His works on the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist period received various estimates: while by the 1980s he had earned the reputation of "America's most prolific historian of Spain", in the 21st century his works became known for their "revisionist" approach and received criticism by some historians for overly benevolent treatment of Francoism, spreading Francoist narratives and methodological flaws. Provided by Wikipedia