Spain and Spanish America in the Early Modern Atlantic World: Current Trends in Scholarshi.

The article presents several papers presented at an annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America that focus on topics related to Spanish colonies in America and the interaction of American and Spanish cultures. One paper explores art and architecture in colonial Latin America and discusses how architectural and art history has been affected by nationalism. Another paper examines the relationship between Spanish settlers and indigenous cultures in America during the exploration and colonization of America. The final paper discusses the cultural geography of the Atlantic region using literary scholarship regarding the Spanish colonization in America.