The influence of academic schools and concepts from Europe, notably from France, Germany and Britain, was profounf within Spanish archaeology of the 19th and early 20th century. This study looks at the influence of European traditions, in particular on the concept of the Celtiberian world, within Spanish school/ The author examines nationalist agendas and ideological movements both within and outside Spain and the adoption of European concepts through non-Spanish archaeologists working in Spain, through Spaniards studying abroad and in trading theoretical concepts. Spanish text.