The study of the Americas in Spain: atomized research

Introduction Americanism in Spain is deeply divided, along the same line that splits the continent. For obvious reasons, connected with the colonial legacy, Spain has dedicated most of its efforts to studying the so-called Comunidad Iberoamericana formed by the countries that were colonies of Spain and Portugal. It is community-like relationship that based above all on cultural links and also, of course, migration movements and financial flows. The result has been neglect by the academic or i..