Spain and the Birth of the United States: A California Conversation * April 17-18, Los Angeles

Fri, April 17 — Sat, April 18, 2026

The Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Rd, San Marino, CA 91108

This two-day conference explores Spain’s role in the birth of the United States through a series of talks and conversations featuring Spanish and international scholars.

It includes participants such as Manuel Lucena Giraldo, José Manuel Guerrero Acosta, and Rafael Torres Sánchez, alongside U.S.-based academics, with sessions covering topics from the American Revolution and Spanish California to infrastructure, music, and global exchanges.

FREE EVENT, R.s.v.p, Required

More information: https://dornsife.usc.edu/emsi/spain-and-the-birth-of-the-united-states/

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Presented by USCDornsife. In partnership with the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain in Washington, DC, Iberdrola, and the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute. Image: Louis K. Harlow, Priest walking in courtyard of a California mission, c. 1895. Lithograph. © Courtesy of The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. San Marino, California.

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