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The article discusses a book titled "What do we owe to Spain? The controversy that divided Enlightenment Europe". The book examines the controversy that arose in Enlightenment Europe regarding the question of "What do we owe to Spain?". The author of the book, Francesco Uzcanga Meinecke, analyzes the historical and cultural context of Spain in the 18th century, focusing on the intellectual and political debate that took place in Madrid. The book offers a detailed insight into the periodical press of the time and the intellectual figures who participated in the debates on the Spanish language, censorship, and Spanish institutions. Although the book has some limitations, such as the lack of research on the Spanish response to the controversy, it is an important synthesis of the global history of empires and their consequences. [Extracted from the article]