España en París. La imagen nacional en las Exposiciones Universales, 1855-1900

Abstract

This research focuses on the Spanish participation in the international exhibitions held in Paris during the nineteenth century. It has been taken a global perspective, analyzing, therefore, all the factors that shaped the image of the Spanish in the five universal exhibitions organized in Paris: the ephemeral institutions and permanent organizations that were responsible for the Spanish attendance, the area and premises that were adapted in Paris to house the national collections, the items which were selected to represent Spain (works of art, minerals, books, fabrics, machines, agricultural products, etc..) as well as the visitors and commissioners who attended to the so-called cultural capital of the century at that time.