The multi-ethnic character of the hispanic civilization in Spain and Hispano-America

This is an essay is the slightly augmented English-language version of a lecture given in Spanish on December 13th, 1985 at the Casa de Espana in New York. The cover drawing is by the author Peter Bloch. Essay is available (pdf) from the Association for Puerto Rican-Hispanic Culture, Inc. whose founder-president was Peter Bloch (1921-2008)