Territories of Hispanism

The concept of academic or cultural Hispanism has evolved alongside the development of the diverse cultural realities and humanistic disciplines that form its specific content. The growing awareness that there is a common root linking together the disciplines and practices that we can now unreservedly regard as characteristic of Hispanism justifies the Cervantes Institute in Los Angeles’ decision, for the second consecutive year, the ‘Territories of Hispanism’ series to bring together, in a shared spirit and under a single title, academic, artistic and even civic initiatives that bear witness to and develop that specific form of humanism we call Hispanism. 

Events such as the Festival Cervantino in San Diego, the series ‘Memoria del exilio filológico español en California’, or the forthcoming meetings of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language on the West Coast are examples of the wealth of content that this series will develop throughout 2026. 

We are convinced that series such as this contribute effectively to a better collective understanding of the cultural diversity and depth that both the historical traces of the past and the present-day life of Spanish-speaking communities bring to civic life and the creative potential of California and the United States.