Invited Lectures, Workshops, Panel Discussions, and Papers presented at Conferences

2000-2023: 123 lectures and workshops; 66 presentations at conferences in 22 countries:

Spain, Germany, France, United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, France, Czech Republic, Portugal, Austria, Portugal, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Cuba, Bolivia, Peru, Italy, Ecuador, Israel 

The Jeffersonian origins of the Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine: History, Interpretations, Legacy, Goethe University Frankfurt a. M., Germany, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Asser Institute
December 2023

Science and Empire: Jefferson’s pursuit of Spanish knowledge on the American Southwest
Annual Conference of the History of Science Society (HSS), Shifting Standards, Creating Change, Portland, Oregon, USA
November 2023

The Louisiana Purchase: Humboldt’s travel from New Spain to the U.S. and Jefferson’s pursuit of knowledge
Invited lecture funded by the German General Consulate in Houston and organized by the House of Germany in New Orleans, USA
November 2023   

Public History and the American West – Challenges and opportunities
Western History Association 63rd Annual Conference, Restorations and Repairs: Lives and Landscapes across many Wests, Los Angeles, USA
October 2023

Humboldt and the Globalization of Science: Networks of Knowledge between Germany and the United States in the 19th Century
75th NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo, Washington DC, European Commission booth
June 2023

Alexander von Humboldt – alles ist (miteinander) verbunden
Invited lecture at the German School in Rome, Italy
June 2023

Navigating Science and Politics: Humboldt between New Spain and the United States
Fellow’s presentation at the Center for US-Mexican Studies at the University of California San Diego, USA
May 2023

Between Empires: German knowledge production in the American West
Invited lecture at the Fifth West Coast Germanists Workshop, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
April 2023      

Alexander von Humboldt – Alles ist miteinander verbunden
Invited lecture at the German School in Madrid, Spain
March 2023

Weaving the net: Humboldt’s visit to Washington amidst Jefferson’s pursuit of geographical intelligence
Invited participation at the David Ringrose Symposium for Iberian History at the University of California San Diego, USA
January 2023         

Humboldt´s exploration of the Americas and his interest for the Pacific
Invited lecture organized by the German General Consulate in San Francisco and the Honorary Consulate in Honolulu
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA
December 2022

Las relaciones científicas hispano-alemanas: personas, instituciones e ideas
Invited virtual lecture, organized by the German Embassy in Madrid, Spain
November 2022

Alexander von Humboldt’s Approach to the Indigenous World in the Southwest
62nd Annual Western History Association conference, San Antonio, Texas
October 2022

Distant explorer: Alexander von Humboldt and California
Bfree Studio, La Jolla, USA
October 2022

¿Serendipia o destino? El papel de España en el proyecto científico de Humboldt
Invited lecture at the Centro de Servicios Universitarios de Avilés, Spain
September 2022

Humboldt y España: Navegando entre ciencia y política
Invited lecture organized by the German Embassy in Madrid, Spain (with the Goethe Institut Madrid)
September 2022

Alexander von Humboldt y su encuentro en la sociedad rural española
Humboldt Kolleg, Asociación Alexander von Humboldt de España, León, Spain
September 2022

Humboldt Assessment of the Events in Haiti in 1804
French Colonial Historical Society Annual Meeting, College of Charleston
May 2022

The Louisiana Purchase and Humboldt’s Travels between New Spain and the US
Invited lecture at the Goethe Institute Chicago, sponsored by the German General Consulate and the Spanish Consulate in Chicago
April 2022

The Life and Legacy of Alexander von Humboldt
Invited Lecture at the German American Heritage Center & Museum in Davenport, Iowa.
April 2022

“Humboldt and Berghaus: Promoting Cartographic, Mineralogical and Ethnographic Knowledge of the American West”
Participation at the 46th Annual symposium of the Society for German-American Studies at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, on: “German Americans in Multicultural Societies”
April 2022

German naturalists in South America: Alexander von Humboldt, Eduard Otto and Fritz Müller
Conference at the Max Kade Institut Madison: “Nineteenth-Century Echoes: German Settlers and Explorers in South America“
April 2022

Humboldt’s Travel between New Spain and the United States
Invited lecture, University at North Texas in Dallas, Consulate General of Germany and Consulado General de España in Houston
March 2021

Alexander von Humboldt and his interest for Asia
Invited lecture, Royal Geographical Society - Hong Kong and Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Hong Kong
December 2021

Für Darwin y el apoyo a la teoría de la evolución de Darwin
Invited lecture, Lecture series: Conversation about Fritz Müller
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
December 2021

La preparación, en La Habana, del viaje de Humboldt a los EEUU
Commemoration event at the Casa Humboldt, Havanna, Cuba
October 2021

Promoting interoceanic connections: Alexander von Humboldt and the American West
Annual Conference Western History Association, To the West and Beyond: The Local and the Global in Western History, Portland, Oregon, USA
Virtual conference
October 2021

Humboldt and the Age of Scientific Exploration
University of Massachusetts, Amherst; German General Consulate Boston
Virtual lecture
October 2021

Humboldt: European Encounter with the Other
University of Massachusetts, Amherst; German General Consulate Boston
Virtual lecture
October 2021

Humboldt ́s Tablas géografico-políticas del Reyno de Nueva España und die Zirkulation von Wissen zu Neuspanien
Welten in Bewegung, verflochtene Geschichten – 500 Jahre Begegnung von Europa und Amerika
Konstanz, Germany
Virtual symposium
September 2021

Confronting History: The Legacy of Alexander von Humboldt's Encounter with the Americas in the Twenty First Century. A Discussion on Colonialism, Imperialism, Slavery, and Their Afterlives
Discussion, University of Connecticut Office of Global Affairs, German General Consulate Boston
Virtual event
September 2021

En apoyo de Darwin: Una defensa temprana de la teoría evolucionista
Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
Virtual book presentation
September 2021

Different approaches to Humboldt: Opportunities and challenges for a transatlantic identification figure
Transatlantic Studies Association 2021 Annual Conference
Lisbon, Portugal
Virtual conference
July 2021

En Apoyo de Darwin: Una defensa temprana de la teoría evolucionista
Book presentation at the Fundación Euroárabe de Altos Estudios, Academy of Sciences, Granada, Spain
May 2021

In support of Darwin: Fritz Müller and his transatlantic networks of knowledge
Annual Symposium of the Society for German-American Studies, In Real Time: German-American Studies Around the Globe, Madison, USA
Virtual conference
April 2021

The power of knowledge: Humboldt’s Carte Générale du Royaume de la Nouvelle Espagne (1803) and its impact on cartography in the United States
Society of Early Americanists Biennial conference, The Many pasts, Presents, & Futures of Early America, Atlanta, USA
Virtual conference
March 2021

The Life and Legacy of Alexander von Humboldt
Goethe House Wisconsin, USA
Virtual lecture
January 2021

Humboldt and Jefferson: Navigating between sciences and politics
Atelier du Colonial et des Empires, 2020-2021
Université Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne), Paris, France
Virtual lecture
November 2020

Workshop: Humboldtian Science and its significance today
Emory University, Atlanta, USA
November 2020

Workshop: Humboldtsche Wissenschaft und ihre Bedeutung heutzutage
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
November 2020

In defense of Darwin: Fritz Müller and his pioneering work on evolutionism
Dora Maar House, Ménerbes, France
October 2020

Humboldt´s exploration voyage: Navigating between between science and politics
Dora Maar House, Ménerbes, France
September 2020

Humboldtian Science in the United States: Bridging the arts and the sciences
9th European Society for the History of Science Conference: Visual, Material and Sensory Cultures of Science
University of Bologna, Italy
September 2020

Workshop: The perception of Alexander von Humboldt in Latin America
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
September 2020

Alexander von Humboldt and Thomas Jefferson: Transatlantischer Austausch von Wissen und Ideen
Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut, Tübingen, Germany
December 2019

The realization of a dream: Spain’s role in Humboldt’s American expedition
Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, Washington, USA
November 2019

Charting the Course of Knowledge with Alexander von Humboldt
The Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, USA
November 2019

Workshop: How to work with Alexander von Humboldt's legacy?
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
November 2019

El navegar de Humboldt entre ciencia y poder
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
November 2019

“A vast field to conquer for the sciences”: Humboldt's early interest for the American West
Humboldt, Jefferson and the Opening of the American West, University of Virginia, Virginia, USA
November 2019

From the Spanish Royal Court to the White House: Humboldt navigating between science and politics
Alexander von Humboldt and Latin America, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
October 2019

The perception of Alexander von Humboldt in Latin America
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
October 2019 

Panel discussion: Die Bedeutung Humboldts in der modernen Welt
Colegio Humboldt, Lima, Peru
October 2019

La percepción de Humboldt en Iberoamérica
Colegio Humboldt, Lima, Peru
October 2019

Workshop: Todo está conectado: la Ciencia Humboldtiana
Colegio Humboldt, Lima, Peru
October 2019

Hablemos Humboldt: El navegar de Humboldt entre ciencia y poder
Sociedad Geografica de Lima/German Embassy, Lima, Peru
October 2019

Percepción de Humboldt en Iberoamérica
Seminario de Estudios Humboldtianos, Jardín Botánico “Guillermo Piñeres”, Turbaco, Colombia
October 2019

Percepción de Humboldt en Iberoamérica
Seminario Internacional Humboldt 250 años, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
October 2019

Humboldt y Jefferson: Un intercambio transatlántico de información e ideas
Casa Museo Caldas, Bogota, Colombia
October 2019

250 Years of Alexander von Humboldt: The explorer, his scientific project and his relevance today
Saskatchewan German Council/University of Saskatchewan, Canada
October 2019

Humboldt, Jefferson and the Opening of the American West
University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
October 2019

250 Years of Alexander von Humboldt: The explorer, his scientific project and his relevance today
University of British Columbia/The Innovation Centre, Kelowna, Canada
October 2019

250 Years of Alexander von Humboldt: The explorer, his scientific project and his relevance today
German-Canadian Centre for Innovation and Research, Edmonton, Canada
October 2019

Alexander von Humboldt and his achievements in the light of the Commemoration of his 250th birthday
Canadian Museum of Nature / German Embassy, Ottawa, Canada
October 2019

Humboldt’s Empire of Knowledge: Enlightened science in the frame of politics
Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada
October 2019

The life and the legacy of Alexander von Humboldt
University of Lisbon, Center of History, Lisbon, Portugal
September 2019

Humboldt’s Empire of Knowledge: Enlightened science in the frame of politics
 A Aventura Global do Conhecimento: Alexander von Humboldt, University of Lisbon, Portugal
September 2019

Humboldtian Science
University of Lisbon / Lisbon Geographic Society, Lisbon, Portugal
September 2019

Humboldt navegando entre ciencia y política
Casa Humboldt / DAAD, Havana, Cuba
September 2019

La percepción de Humboldt en Iberoamérica
Universidad de la Habana / DAAD, Havana, Cuba
September 2019

Workshop: Cienca humboldtiana y su significado hoy día
Universidad de la Habana / DAAD, Havana, Cuba
September 2019

Panel discussion: Conexión Humboldt: Globally linked discussion
Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Germany
September 2019

Humboldt entre Ciencia y Política: Del Imperio español a los jóvenes Estados Unidos
Instituto Cervantes, Berlin, Germany
August 2019 

Panel discussion: Wissenschaft und Macht – von Sklaverei, Kolonialismus und Revolution
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
August 2019 

Wissenschaft und Politik: Humboldts Wissenstransfer zwischen Spanien und den Vereinigten Staaten
Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Berlin, Germany
May 2019.

Zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik: Alexander von Humboldt und seine Expedition durch Spanischamerika
Instituto Cervantes, Bremen, Germany
May 2019.

La figura histórica de Alexander von Humboldt y su significado hoy día
Heidelberg Center, Santiago de Chile, Chile
May 2019.

Jefferson y Humboldt: Una amistad transatlántica de la Ilustración (Book presentation)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
May 2019.

Transdisciplinariedad en la obra de Alexander von Humboldt
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
May 2019.

Humboldt y su expedición por América
Deutsche Schule Sankt Thomas Morus, Santiago de Chile, Chile
May 2019.

Zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik: Alexander von Humboldt und seine Expedition durch Spanischamerika
Deutsch-Spanische Gesellschaft Niedersachsen, Hannover, Germany
May 2019.

Der amerikanische Westen in Humboldts Kosmos
Humboldt-Kolleg, Kosmos nel XXI secolo, Associazione Italiana Alexander von Humboldt (AiAvH), Villa Vigoni, Menaggio, Italy
April 2019

Entre la ciencia y la política: Alexander von Humboldt, su proyecto científico y su significado hoy día
Universidad de Granada, Spain
April 2019.

Workshop: ¿Cómo trabajar con las obras de Alexander von Humboldt?
Cátedra Europa, Universidad Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
March 2019.

Problemáticas contemporáneas en la obra de Alexander von Humboldt
Seminario de Estudios Humboldtianos: El viaje americano de Humboldt
Cátedra Europa, Universidad Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
March 2019.

Humboldt y su potencial para las relaciones culturales con América Latina
IX Congreso Internacional e Interdisciplinario: Alexander von Humboldt y los viajeros por Yucatán, UNAM, Mérida, Mexico
November 2018

Humboldt as a defender of the Manifest Destiny
IX Congreso Internacional e Interdisciplinario, Alexander von Humboldt y los viajeros por Yucatán, UNAM, Mérida, Mexico
November 2018

Workshop: Tras las huellas de Humboldt: su potencial para las relaciones culturales con América Latina
Casa Cultural Colombo Alemana, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
July 2018.

Entre la ciencia y la política: Humboldt y su expedición por América
Workshop, Casa Cultural Colombo Alemana, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
July 2018.

Tras las huellas de Humboldt: su potencial para las relaciones culturales con América Latina
Workshop, Instituto Goethe, Bogotá, Colombia.
July 2018.

Humboldt en Colombia
Film projection and discussion with young students, Biblioteca El Tintal, Bogotá, Colombia.
July 2018.

Entre la ciencia y la política: Humboldt y su expedición por América
Instituto Humboldt, Bogotá, Colombia.
July 2018.

Entre la ciencia y la política: Humboldt y su expedición por América
Workshop, Asociación Humboldt de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
July 2018.

From the Spanish Royal Court to the White House: Humboldt’s navigation between science and politics
XXXVIII Asamblea y Congreso Internacional de ALDEEU: Thomas Jefferson y el universo hispano (1818-2018), University of Virginia, USA
June 2018

Panel discussion: Spain in Europe: 6000 years of interactions (European Heritage year 2018)
German Archaeological Institute, Madrid, Spain
April 2018.

La globalización del saber en el siglo XIX: El papel de las redes humboldtianas en la producción y circulación del conocimiento
Simposio Internacional: Espacios de Ciencia. Historia Natural, Antropologia y Biologia entre el viaje cientifico y la ciudad, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
January 2018

Humboldt’s Empire of Knowledge: From the Spanish Royal Court to the White House
Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
November 2017.

“Ja, er war unser!”: Humboldt and the Freemasons
Annual Simposium of the Society for German-American Studies: The Protestant Reformation at 500: Its Legacy from Pennsylvania across German America, Philadelphia, USA
April 2017

Humboldtian traces at the Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
April 2017.

Alexander von Humboldt’s Empire of Knowledge: From the Spanish Royal Court to the American President’s House
VIII International and Interdisciplinary Congress Sciences: Sciences, savoirs et politique: Alexander von Humboldt et Aimé Bonpland entre Europe et Amérique Latine, Paris, France
July 2016

Texas in Alexander von Humboldt’s writings: from Statistics to Regional Descriptions
Annual Simposium of the Society for German-American Studies: German Seed in Texas (and other) Soil: Weighing Location and Culture, San Antonio, USA
April 2016

Alexander von Humboldt and the scientific exploration of the American West
Institute of California and the West, University of Southern California/Huntington Library; San Marino, USA.
April 2015.

Alexander von Humboldt’s Interest in the Scientific Exploration of the American West
Annual Simposium of the Society for German-American Studies: The Heartlands – America’s Most German Region, St. Louis, USA
April 2015

From exploration to inspiration: Alexander von Humboldt and his interests in the Pacific
International conference Germans in the Pacific World from the late 17th to 20th century, University of California, San Diego, USA
March 2015

Between art and sciences:  Alexander von Humboldt and the visual representation of American nature
Early Modern Studies Institute, University of Southern California/Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, USA.
March 2015.

Globalization of knowledge: Alexander von Humboldt’s scientific network within the United States
Annual Simposium of the Society for German-American Studies, Milwaukee, USA
April 2014

Globalization of knowledge: The impact of Alexander von Humboldt and Humboldtian science in the United States
California Institute of Technology; Pasadena, CA, USA.
November 2014.

Jefferson and Humboldt: A transatlantic friendship of the Enlightenment
International Center for Jefferson Studies; Charlottesville, VA, USA.
October 2014.

Global networks: Alexander von Humboldt and his impact on modern science in the United States
Food for thought lecture, Huntington Library; San Marino, CA, USA.
February 2014

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander von Humboldt: The transatlantic pursuit of science, exploration, and strategy in the Enlightenment
German House, New York University; New York, NY, USA.
December 2013

Impact of Humboldtian Science in the United States during the 19th Century
Annual conference of the History of Science Society, Boston, USA
November 2013

Alexander von Humboldt and Thomas Jefferson: The transatlantic pursuit of science
Max-Kade Center for German-American Studies, University of Kansas; Lawrence, KS, USA.
October 2013

Thomas Jefferson and Germany: His travel experience, cultural, academic and scientific influences
Annual Simposium of the Society for German-American Studies (German-American Influences on America: Time, Place and Circumstance), New Orleans Historical Society, USA
May 2013

El viaje de exploración de Malaspina (1789-1794). Referente histórico para actuales expediciones científicas: Malaspina 2010
University of Virginia; Charlottesville, VA, USA.
April 2013

Malaspina's 2010 Expedition: Traveling through history and water
Loyola University; Chicago, IL, USA.
April 2013

Transatlantic communication of knowledge and ideas: The personal relationship and ideological link between Alexander von Humboldt and Thomas Jefferson
Loyola University; Chicago, IL, USA.
April 2013

Traspasar fronteras: Un siglo de intercambio científico ente España y Alemania
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, Spain.
February 2013

Transatlantic views of nature
Coloquio NAQUAVI (Natura, ambiente, qualità della vita), Fondazione Collegio San Carlo, Modena, Italy
October 2012

España explora: Malaspina 2010
Ateneo de Madrid; Madrid, Spain.
September 2012

A Transatlantic Dialogue with the Natural World: Alexander von Humboldt and Thomas Jefferson
Annual Symposium of the Society for German-American Studies (Transforming the Americas: Immigrants, Explorers, and Exiles), University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
April 2012

María de Maeztu y Alemania en el contexto de la política internacional de la Junta para Ampliación de Estudios
International Simposium Señoritas en Berlín: El papel de la mujer en los intercambios culturales hispanoalemanes de entreguerras, Instituto Cervantes, Berlin, Germany
November 2011

España explora: La expedición oceanográfica Malaspina 2010
Instituto Cervantes; Prague, Czech Republic.
November 2011

Las relaciones científicas entre Alemania y España desde el siglo XIX
Instituto Cervantes; Berlin, Germany.
November 2011

Alexander on Humboldt als Vermittler der spanischen Kultur
International Simposium Kulturvermittler Spanien-Deutschland. Los mediadores entre la cultura española y alemana, University of Regensburg, Germany
October 2011

Ein Jahrhundert deutsch-spanische Wissenschaftsbeziehungen
University of Regensburg; Germany.
October 2011

Alexander von Humboldt y Thomas Jefferson: Ciencia e ideología en el mundo atlántico
International Simposium Naturaleza y Laboratorio: La investigación biológica en la España Contemporánea, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain
September 2011

Traspasar fronteras: Un siglo de intercambio científico entre España y Alemania
Instituto Cervantes; Munich, Germany.
June 2011

The challenges of oceanographic expeditions: Following in the footsteps of the 1789–1794 Malaspina campaign
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve; Honolulu, HI, USA.
May 2011

The Malaspina Expedition (1789-1794): The historical reference for the actual Malaspina 2010 campaign
Hawaii Pacific University; Honolulu, HI, USA.
May 2011

The Malaspina Expedition (1789-1794) and its Visit to New Zealand
International Simposium Revisiting the Malaspina Expedition in the South Pacific: Cultural Contacts and Contexts, University of Auckland, New Zealand
April 2011

The Malaspina expedition (1789-1794) and its visit to Australia
Instituto Cervantes; Sydney, Australia.
April 2011

The Malaspina expedition of circumnavigation 2010: The current scientific project and its historical background
CSIRO Discovery Centre; Canberra, Australia.
March 2011

The Malaspina 2010 expedition and marine science in Spain
Institute of Oceanography; University of Cape Town, South Africa.
February 2011

Alexander von Humboldt: Explorer of South America and consultant to Thomas Jefferson
Webster University; St. Louis, MO, USA.
November 2010

Alexander von Humboldt and Thomas Jefferson: The personal relationship and ideological link between two exponents of the Enlightenment
Saint Louis University; St. Louis, MO, USA.
November 2010

Las relaciones científicas entre Alemania y España desde el siglo XIX
Casa de la Ciencia; Sevilla, Spain.
September 2010

Traspasar fronteras: Un siglo de intercambio científico entre España y Alemania
X Humboldt Kolleg: Redes científicas transnacionales: Desafíos para las Ciencias Sociales y las Humanidades, Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, Santander, Spain
July 2010

Alexander von Humboldt und seine spanische Reise
Instituto Cervantes; Berlin, Germany.
Abril 2010

Charles Darwin y Alexander von Humboldt: Un cruce de miradas entre dos sabios naturalistas
Ateneo de Madrid; Madrid, Spain.
November 2009

The scientific exploration of the United States by German travellers during the 19th century
Fifth International and Interdisciplinary Congress Alexander von Humboldt 2009: Travels between Europe and the America, Free University of Berlin, Germany
July 2009

Alexander von Humboldt y sus vínculos con España
Exconvento de Santo Domingo; Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.
June 2009

Alexander von Humboldt. El gran explorador prusiano y sus vínculos con España
Castillo de San Antón; A Coruña, Spain.
June 2009

Thomas Jefferson and the creation of an image of the United States in the Old World
International Congress Amity, enmity and emotion in early America and the Atlantic World, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, Venecia, Italy
December 2008

The Idea of the United States Promoted by Thomas Jefferson in the Old World
Autour de Thomas Jefferson,University of Tours, GRAAT, France
April 2008

Alexander von Humboldt’s travel to the United States in 1804 and his relationship with Thomas Jefferson
Annual meeting of the Society for German-American Studies, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
April 2008

Die Beziehung Alexander von Humboldts zu Spanien im 19. Jahrhundert
Instituto Cervantes; Vienna, Austria.
January 2008

Different aspects of the relationship between Alexander von Humboldt and the Spanish society in the 19th century
Instituto Cervantes; Manchester, England.
September 2007

Die Beziehung Alexander von Humboldts zu Spanien im 19. Jahrhundert
University of Hamburg; Hamburg, Germany.
July 2007

La Revolution de Haïti vue par deux personnages contemporains: Le scientifique prussien Alexander von Humboldt et l’homme d’état americain Thomas Jefferson
Annual meeting of the French Colonial Historical Society, University of La Rochelle, France
June 2007

Verschiedene Facetten des Bezuges zwischen Alexander von Humboldt und der spanischen Gesellschaft im 19. Jahrhundert
Alexander von Humboldt: La actualidad de su pensamiento en torno a la naturaleza, University of Alicante, Spain
April 2007

Viajes y ciencia: Los viajeros alemanes y sus investigaciones científicas en España durante el siglo XIX
Alemania – España: Viajes y viajeros entre ficción y realidad, University of Valencia, Spain
March 2007

Die Wahrnehmung Alexander von Humboldts in der spanischen Gesellschaft des 19. Jahrhunderts
Instituto Cervantes; Bremen, Germany
February 2007

Descriptions des voyageurs allemands et français des ports espagnols (XIXe)
Les étrangers dans les villes-ports atlantiques. Expériences allemandes et françaises (XVe-XIXe), University of La Rochelle, FLASH / La Brouage, France
December 2006

Alexander von Humboldt and the United States of America
University of Versailles/St. Quentin sur Yvelines, France.
December 2006

Die Wahrnehmung Alexander von Humboldts in der spanischen Gesellschaft des 19. Jahrhunderts
Instituto Cervantes; Munich, Germany.
November 2006

La percepción de Humboldt en la sociedad española del siglo XIX
Instituto Cervantes; Berlin, Germany
September 2006

Alexander von Humboldt y la circulación del conocimiento científico
La circulación de ideas científicas en América colonial, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, Lima, Peru
August 2006

Alexander von Humboldt. El gran explorador prusiano y sus vínculos con España
Instituto Cervantes; Tel Aviv, Israel.
June 2006

El impacto de Alejandro de Humboldt en la sociedad española
Institución Milà i Fontanalls (CSIC); Barcelona, Spain
May 2006

Humboldt y su influencia intelectual en España
University of Alcalá de Henares; Madrid, Spain.
April 2006

La percepción de Humboldt en la sociedad española del siglo XIX
Centro de Estudios Superiores Felipe II; Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain.
December 2005

La percepción mutua entre Alexander von Humboldt y la sociedad española del siglo XIX
Alexander von Humboldt. La estancia en España y su viaje americano, Real Sociedad Geográfica, CSIC, Cervantes Institut, Madrid, Spain
November 2005

Humboldt y los EEUU 
Instituto Geográfico Nacional; Madrid, Spain.
November 2005

Transfer of knowledge and ideas: Thomas Jefferson and Alexander von Humboldt as an example for transatlantic dialog by two representatives of Enlightenment
The Old World and the New: Exchanges between America and Europe in the Age of Jefferson, Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, Salzburg, Austria
October 2005

Aproximación al estudio de los viajeros de habla alemana por Madeira en el siglo XIX
As Ilhas e a ciência: História da ciencia e das técnicas, Centro de Estudios de História do Atlântico, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
September 2005

Transatlantic communication by Thomas Jefferson and Alexander von Humboldt: The personal relationship and ideological link between two exponents of the Enlightenment
Atlantic History: Soundings, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
August 2005

Impresiones de un viajero alemán a las Islas Canarias: Karl Wilhelm Georg von Fritsch (1862)
Escrituras y reescrituras del viaje, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
March 2005

Alexander von Humboldt y España en el siglo XIX: Análisis de una mirada recíproca
Alexander von Humboldt: From the Americas to the Cosmos, City University of New York, New York, USA
October 2004

Alejandro de Humboldt y España: Estudio de una mirada recíproca
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo; Morelia, Mexico.
April 2004

Imágenes isleñas: recreaciones de Humboldt
Identidades transatlánticas en perspectiva comparada: Visiones insulares, CSIC, Juan Carlos I of  Spain Center/New York University, Madrid, Spain
March 2004

El viaje de Eduard Otto a la isla de Cuba (1838-1839)
International symposium 
Cambios y revoluciones en el Caribe hispano de los siglos XIX y XX, University Carolina, Prague, Czech Republic
August 2003

La constitución de la investigación antropológica alemana a finales del siglo XIX: Actores y lugares del saber americanista
Los Americanistas. El nacimiento de una comunidad científica internacional en el último tercer siglo XIX, CSIC, Museo de América, CNRS-EREA (París), Madrid, Spain
October 2003

Alexander von Humboldt y las sociedades coloniales de América
Identidad nacional, ciencia y política en las Antillas. Enfoques de Historia del Caribe hispano, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Institute of History, Madrid, Spain
December 2002

Alexander von Humboldt y España: La preparación de su viaje americano en España y sus vínculos con las expediciones científicas españolas
Humboldt y la América ilustrada, Instituto Riva-Agüero, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
November 2002

La expedición americana de Alexander von Humboldt y su contribución a la ciencia del siglo XIX
Los viajeros por el Nuevo Mundo y sus aportes a la ciencia (siglos XIX y XX), Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos (IFEA), La Paz, Bolivia
October 2002

Alexander von Humboldt and the Colonial Societies of Spanish America
International Seminar on the History of the Atlantic World, 1500-1825, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
August 2002

Nuevas perspectivas sobre la estancia de Alejandro von Humboldt en Cuba
Expediciones y exploraciones en el caribe: Bicentenario de la comision de Guantánamo, Museo Nacional de Historia de las Ciencias y la Tecnología “Carlos J. Finlay”, La Habana, Cuba
June 2002

Alejandro de Humboldt en Cuba: reflexiones historiográficas
El Caribe – el objeto y sujeto de la política internacional, University Carolina, Prague, Czech Republic
September 2001

La experiencia española de Alejandro de Humboldt y la repercusión de su obra
Humboldt y el mundo hispánico, University Paris X, Paris, France
November 2000