Jesús Barranco

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

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

Writing Career
His 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.

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.

After three editions, the book was re-edited and republished by Singularidad in 2024, earning widespread praise:

Also in 2024, he released a recompilation of female warfare episodes named “Grandes Guerreras de la Historia” (“Great Female Warriors in History”), with the same acid and humoristic style. The book is an irreverent romp through the lives of some of women involved in war efforts.

Official Sites

 * https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesusbarrancoreyes/ (Linkedin)
 * https://www.instagram.com/jesusbarrancoescribe/ (Instagram)