Paul Groussac en la Biblioteca Nacional

This essay begins with a treatment of Paul Groussac´s personal characteristics to approach later over his direction of the National Library, charge for wich was designed january 19th 1885, carrying out with this until his death june 27 th 1929. Hence Groussac managed the National Library for forty four years. Precisely for this reason the author , after introducing a compendium of opinions over Groussac, restricts the view to Groussac´s management, application of cultural politics and finally the creation of two magazines edited by him, La Biblioteca (1896-1898) and Los Anales de la Biblioteca Nacional (1900- 1916); summing up two chapters, one about the Norberto Piñero affair, the other of Gaspar García Viñas mission to the Archivo General de Indias wich was commited by Groussac himself. The view of the author shows Groussac as a functionary always busy himself seeking privileges on his position of Director of the National Library, avoiding the real functions encommended to him. The new about this of Groussac and his management of the National Library remains in its librarian view