Review of reviews and world's work . with our ->* the lea. At fir-t -1 ^ht. it ma\ it the production of bo natural a ild ha • .ikinn, this has been Spaniards lin^ thr lb- whom we do not ueri-»f ix < 11 r: them t<.han ? In., cal vicissitudes in Spain, which have leftSpaniards but little time or inclination to studythe development of other lamb. Moreover,Spains administration of the colonies remain-ing to her after 1823 was of the same characteras that which had induced the revolt of herSouth and Central American colonies. Thesecircumstances at once prevented Spaniardsfrom gaining an ac


Review of reviews and world's work . with our ->* the lea. At fir-t -1 ^ht. it ma\ it the production of bo natural a ild ha • .ikinn, this has been Spaniards lin^ thr lb- whom we do not ueri-»f ix < 11 r: them t<.han ? In., cal vicissitudes in Spain, which have leftSpaniards but little time or inclination to studythe development of other lamb. Moreover,Spains administration of the colonies remain-ing to her after 1823 was of the same characteras that which had induced the revolt of herSouth and Central American colonies. Thesecircumstances at once prevented Spaniardsfrom gaining an acquaintance with SouthAmerican politics, and caused Spain to beviewed askance by the young republics. However, in spite of all this, deep down inthe hearts of both Spaniards and Spanish Americans, there is a strong though undefinedconsciousness of the brotherhood of the Spanish rao( m Spains failure, during such a long period, to properly appreciate the true significance ol and its transcendent importance, SenorBallesteros writi. 102 I III-. AMERICAN REVIEW OB REVIEWS In Seftor Ballesteros opinion, it i- Spainsfailure to appreciate the true value of theseelements of union that has given the UnitedStates an opportunity to - the elder sister of the Latin American republics. The conception of Spanish unity offered bySenor Ballesteros is presented in a somewhatmore philosophical form by Prof. VincenteGay, in the same issue of Espana Gay sees in the future the develop-ment of a new phase of Spanish lite and thought, one that will include the Portu;:peoples of the mother country and of he denominates Ihcrianism. and heindicates the necessary conditions its evolu-tion as follows: A more intense spiritual current, peoples, a more active and generous effort,especially on the part of their representative intel-lects, will hriiiy to li^hi all that is now latent in the> of the Iberians. Thus an ideal will l<e de-nned, which can only Kain


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