The City College of New York’s Division of Interdisciplinary Studies, the Instituto Cervantes of New York, and the Instituto Franklin of the Universidad de Alcalá join for the sixth time in organizing this conference with an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to examining the historical links between Spain and the Americas. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s gathering will rely on videoconference technologies. Six keynote speakers will present their approaches.

For further information on the conference check the program or visit https://www.historicallinks.com/.

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Day 1: April 28, 2021 @ 12:00 PM
The Crises of the Future: Lorca and Poet in New York
by Luis García Montero (Director general del Instituto Cervantes)
Presented by Richard Bueno Hudson (Director Instituto Cervantes de Nueva York) 

Day 1: April 28, 2021 @ 1:30 PM
Gentilics between Spain and America
by Pedro Álvarez de Miranda  (Académico de número RAE)
Presented by Richard Bueno Hudson (Director Instituto Cervantes de Nueva York)

Day 2: April 29, 2021 @ 12:00 PM
Madison, Arguelles and the Fight For Freedom in the United States and Spain
by José Antonio Gurpegui (Universidad de Alcalá) 
Presented by Manuel Mª Lejarreta, Secretario General de la Fundación Consejo España-EE.UU. 

Day 2: April 29, 2021 @ 1:30 PM
The Lost Thought: Spanish Women Exiles in the United States
by Carmen de la Guardia (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) 
Presented by Professor Ángela Giral 

Day 3: April 30, 2021 @ 12:00 PM
Contemporary Media in Spain and Mexico: Cinema, Television, Streaming  
by Paul Julian Smith (Graduate Center, CUNY) 
Presented by Professor Prof. Andrea Weiss (The City College of New York)

Day 3: April 30, 2021 @ 1:30 PM
The Cultural Circuits of a Creole Franciscan: Luis Jerónimo De Oré, San Cristóbal De Guamanga to St. Augustine of Florida
by Raquel Chang-Rodríguez (The City College & Graduate Center)
Presented by Dean Juan Carlos Mercado (Division of Interdisciplinary Studies of The City College of New York)