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Die Iberoamerikanishe Ausstellung (span.: Exposición Iberoamericana) fand zwischen dem 9. Mai 1929 und dem 21. Juni 1930 in der andalusischen Hauptstadt Sevilla statt. Sie fand parallel zur Weltausstellung in Barcelona 1929 statt. Während in Barcelona einen internationalen Aspekt verfolgte, betonte die Ausstellung in Sevilla die Verbundenheit Spaniens mit seinen ehemaligen und bestehenden Kolonien in Südamerika bzw. Spanisch-Marokko und Äquatorialguinea sowie mit Brasilien, den USA und seinem iberischen Nachbarn Portugal. Zudem präsentierte sich jede der Regionen Spaniens und Provinzen Andalusiens.
Spain spent a large amount of money in developing its exhibits for the fair and constructed elaborate buildings to hold them. The exhibits were designed to show the social and economic progress of Spain as well as expressing its culture. Spanish architect Aníbal González designed the largest and most famous of the buildings, which surrounded the Plaza de España. The largest of the exhibits housed in this building was located in the “Salón del Descubrimento de América.” The Salón contained documents, maps, and other objects related to the discovery of the Americas, including a set of 120 letters and manuscript that had belonged to Christopher Columbus, the last testament of Hernán Cortés, and detailed dioramas of historic moments. An exact replica of Columbus's ship the "Santa María," complete with a costumed crew, floated on the Guadalquivir River. The cities of Spain contributed structures designed to reflect their unique cultures to be placed in the "Pabellones de las regiones españolas" ("Pavilions of the Spanish regions"). Spain’s exhibits also included a large collection of art located in the Palacio Mudéjar ("Mudéjar art palace"), Palacio Renacimiento ("Renaissance palace"), and the Palacio de la Casa Real ("Palace of the Royal House"). The Institute of Art from the University of Seville was moved to the Palacio Mudéjar for the duration of the exposition on the permission gained from the exposition committee by Count Columbi. The committee also set aside funds from their budget to purchase materials for the Institute.