Masterclass is the result of a talk that Luis Alberto de Cuenca gave to an auditorium full of young students in a hotel in Madrid. The speech was carefully transcribed, corrected by the author and finally become this book.

Culture is the most important product that the human mind has designed over the millennia since homo sapiens sapiens began its journey on planet earth. The two basic pillars of what we call culture are history and geography, that is, the knowledge that situates us in time and space. Without immersion in these two it is impossible to be cultured. They are necessary for understanding development, literature, art and science. What is more, it is an error to believe that two cultures exist; high culture, reserved for the “happy few”, and low or popular culture. Culture is indivisible, and everything deserves to be studied with equal diligence. Reflecting in this manner is always beneficial and helps to improve existence, making it more habitable.