{"id":8916,"date":"2025-09-08T20:55:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/?page_id=8916"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:53:16","slug":"spain-and-the-birth-of-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/spain-and-the-birth-of-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain and the Birth of the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n                                                                                                            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Spain and the Birth of the United States: A California Conversation\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday &amp; Saturday, April 17 &amp; 18, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Huntington<br \/>\n1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA<br \/>\nStewart R. Smith Boardroom<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScys4Xk_W_w1_pp4L0iiR_yh1snqwzPvDj-68mWgrpNelSEnQ\/viewform?usp=dialog\">Register<\/a>\u00a0to attend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/03\/Spain-and-the-Birth-of-the-US-Schedule-copy.pdf\">Conference Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>in partnership with<\/em><br \/>\n<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spainculture.us\/\">Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, DC<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacioniberdrolaespana.org\/en\/\"><strong>Iberdrola<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/queensofiaspanishinstitute.org\/\">Queen Sof\u00eda Spanish Institute<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Academic Program Committee<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Emily Berquist<\/strong>, California State University, Long Beach<br \/>\n<strong>Manuel Lucena Giraldo<\/strong>, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient\u00edficas, Madrid<br \/>\n<strong>Peter Mancall<\/strong>, University of Southern California &amp; Director, EMSI<br \/>\n<strong>Mar\u00eda B\u00e1rbara Zepeda Cortes<\/strong>, Lehigh University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Friday, April 17, 2026\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Welcome\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sue Juster<\/strong>, Director of Research, Huntington Library<br \/>\n<strong>Peter Mancall<\/strong>, USC and Linda and Harlan Martens Director, EMSI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csulb.edu\/faculty-center\/meet-the-faculty-center-team\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Emily Berquist, California State University, Long Beach<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A California Conversation about Spain and the Birth of the United States&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csulb.edu\/faculty-center\/meet-the-faculty-center-team\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Emily Berquist, California State University, Long Beach\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/Emily-Berquist-450x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Emily Berquist\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Rafael Orbegozo, Advisor to the Chairman\u2019s Office, Iberdrola\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unveiling Memories Project&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/01\/RAFAEL-ORBEGOZO-800x800-2-450x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Rafael Orbegozo\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Session 1: Spain and the American Revolution on Land and Sea\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iberdrola.com\/culture\/jose-manuel-guerrero-acosta-interview\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Jos\u00e9 Manuel Guerrero Acosta, Director, \u201cUnveiling Memories\u201d project, Iberdrola<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The contribution of Spain and Hispanics for the Independence: insights and perspectives&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iberdrola.com\/culture\/jose-manuel-guerrero-acosta-interview\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Jos\u00e9 Manuel Guerrero Acosta, Director, \u201cUnveiling Memories\u201d project, Iberdrola\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/Jose-Manuel-Guerrero-Acosta-450x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Jose Manuel Guerrero Acosta\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/portalcientifico.unav.edu\/investigadores\/327875\/detalle?lang=en\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Rafael Torres S\u00e1nchez, Universidad de Navarra<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Battle of the Atlantic. The Royal Navy of Spain in the American War of Independence.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/portalcientifico.unav.edu\/investigadores\/327875\/detalle?lang=en\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Rafael Torres S\u00e1nchez, Universidad de Navarra\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/rafael.torres_s_nchez-450x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.ucsb.edu\/faculty\/manuel-covo\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Manuel Covo, University of California, Santa Barbara<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moderator<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.ucsb.edu\/faculty\/manuel-covo\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Manuel Covo, University of California, Santa Barbara\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/03\/Manuel-Covo-450x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Manuel Covo\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Session 2: Spanish California\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucr.edu\/app\/home\/profile\/shackel\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Steven Hackel, University of California, Riverside<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alta California in the Age of Revolutions: From the Royal Donativo Gracioso to the Petitions of Pacifico Sunicamiol&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucr.edu\/app\/home\/profile\/shackel\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Steven Hackel, University of California, Riverside\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/08\/Steven-Hackel-450x432.jpeg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Steven Hackel\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/researchprofiles.csumb.edu\/en\/persons\/rub%C3%A9n-g-mendoza\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Rub\u00e9n G. Mendoza, California State University, Monterey Bay<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Archaeology on the Edge of Empire: The Missions and Presidio Outposts of the Monterey Bay, 1770-1836&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/researchprofiles.csumb.edu\/en\/persons\/rub%C3%A9n-g-mendoza\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Rub\u00e9n G. Mendoza, California State University, Monterey Bay\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/ruben-g.mendoza-450x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.ucsb.edu\/faculty\/veronica-castillo-munoz\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Ver\u00f3nica Castillo-Mu\u00f1oz, University of California, Santa Barbara<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moderator<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.ucsb.edu\/faculty\/veronica-castillo-munoz\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Ver\u00f3nica Castillo-Mu\u00f1oz, University of California, Santa Barbara\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/03\/VCM-450x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Ver\u00f3nica Castillo-Mu\u00f1oz\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Session 3: Urbanization and Infrastructure in Spanish North America and the United States\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/history.calpoly.edu\/faculty\/james-tejani\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >James Tejani, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlobal Maps, Rancho Property, and the Estuary Commons: Hispanic Legacies in the Making of the Port of Los Angeles\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/history.calpoly.edu\/faculty\/james-tejani\"  aria-label=\"Read more about James Tejani, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/James-Tejani-1-450x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/manuellucenagiraldo.com\/en\/home-en\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Manuel Lucena Giraldo, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient\u00edficas<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reform or disappear? Cities, missions, and presidios in the Spanish<br \/>\nBourbon Monarchy&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/manuellucenagiraldo.com\/en\/home-en\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Manuel Lucena Giraldo, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient\u00edficas\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/manuel-lucena-giraldo-450x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Manuel Lucena Giraldo\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucr.edu\/app\/home\/profile\/jleal\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Jorge N. Leal, University of California, Riverside<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moderator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.ucr.edu\/app\/home\/profile\/jleal\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Jorge N. Leal, University of California, Riverside\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/03\/Leal-450x432.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Alex Borucki\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Session 4: Music of Spain, Mexico, and California Missions\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Thornton Baroque Sinfonia \n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Adam Knight Gilbert, USC, and Jason Yoshida, USC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/09\/Oct-3-Baroque-Sinfonia-450x432.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"USC Thornton Baroque Sinfonia members\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Saturday, April 18, 2026\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Session 5: Business, Trade, and Migration\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wm.edu\/as\/globalstudies\/latinamerican\/faculty\/prado.php\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Fabr\u00edcio Prado, William &#038; 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and Final Remarks\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9102\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/10\/Spain-arts-and-culture-thumbnail_logo-black-212x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/10\/Spain-arts-and-culture-thumbnail_logo-black-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/10\/Spain-arts-and-culture-thumbnail_logo-black-724x1024.jpeg 724w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/10\/Spain-arts-and-culture-thumbnail_logo-black-768x1086.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/10\/Spain-arts-and-culture-thumbnail_logo-black-1086x1536.jpeg 1086w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/10\/Spain-arts-and-culture-thumbnail_logo-black-1448x2048.jpeg 1448w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/10\/Spain-arts-and-culture-thumbnail_logo-black-scaled.jpeg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9588\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/03\/AAFF-LOGOTYPE-IBERDROLA-HORIZONTAL-RGB-MAIN-300x106.jpg\" alt=\"Iberdrola Logo\" width=\"323\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/03\/AAFF-LOGOTYPE-IBERDROLA-HORIZONTAL-RGB-MAIN-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/03\/AAFF-LOGOTYPE-IBERDROLA-HORIZONTAL-RGB-MAIN-1024x362.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/03\/AAFF-LOGOTYPE-IBERDROLA-HORIZONTAL-RGB-MAIN-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/03\/AAFF-LOGOTYPE-IBERDROLA-HORIZONTAL-RGB-MAIN-1536x543.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/03\/AAFF-LOGOTYPE-IBERDROLA-HORIZONTAL-RGB-MAIN-2048x723.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-9486\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-24-at-7.31.34-PM-300x84.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-24-at-7.31.34-PM-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/emsi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-24-at-7.31.34-PM.png 542w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: Louis K. Harlow, <em>Priest walking in courtyard of a California mission<\/em>, c. 1895. Lithograph.\u00a0\u00a9 Courtesy of The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. 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