Patrimonio Arqueologico Espanol en Roma Como Instrumentos de Memoria Historica

This book collects the results of a Spanish-Italian collaboration related to the Spanish involvement in the 'Mostra Internazionale di Archeologia' organized in 1911 at the Baths of Diocletian, and the 1937 Mostra Augustea della Romanità promoted by Benito Mussolini in Rome. As final results of this investigation carried out by a group of scholars from both countries, we identify the archaeological material that Spain selected for both exhibitions, analysing the politic and scientific contexts in which both exhibitions were put into practice through the archive documents and the press reports both Spanish and Italian. The particular moment that our nation lives during the first decade of the 20th century, allows for Spain to organize a historical discourse in its assigned room for the 'Mostra' in 1911. The protohistoric environment is represented by a number of archaeological items among which the 'Dama de los Cerros de los Santos' (Albacete) stands out. This piece, placed in the centre of the room, integrates itself with the other Roman items, creating a wider historic discourse.