With this special number the Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica resumes publication of its journal after a lapse of six years. To avoid any confusion concerning the name, it should be made clear that the title refers to the name of the journal and is not the subject of this issue. Ximénez de Quesada, then, will be devoted in subsequent numbers to articles on the work of the several divisions of the Instituto, such as History, the Arts, Letters, Law, and the Sciences, physical and social.
This particular issue, however, contains no monographic material. Instead, it comprises a miscellany of addresses delivered in connection with diverse ceremonial and commemorative occasions. Among these October 12th, or the Día de la Raza, stands out as the day in which the peoples of the Spanish-speaking world pay homage to the great discoverer and inaugurator of the Americas, and offer recognition of the felt unity of an international community of culture. It is the day when Hispanic peoples everywhere honor not only Cristóbal Colón but Spain as a mother of many nations and the fountainhead of a full civilization. Pan-Hispanism reminds us that culture is stronger than geography, that if world trade flows north and south, the commerce of the spirit moves east and west.
