Américo Castro

Américo Castro (born May 4, 1885, Cantagallo, Brazil—died July 25, 1972, Lloret de Mar, Spain) was a Spanish philologist and cultural historian who explored the distinctive cultural roots of Spain and Spanish America. Castro was born in Brazil of Spanish parents, who returned with him to Spain in 1890. He graduated from the University of Granada in 1904 and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris (1905–07). In 1910 he organized the Centre for Historical Studies...