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Th is article provides an outline of the crystallization of the concept of future
in the Iberian worlds in a period extending from the end of the eighteenth
century until the second half of the nineteenth century. By tracking and analyzing
the vocabularies referring to the three dimensions of time—past, present,
and future—in a broad corpus of documentary sources (books, journals,
memoirs, pamphlets, parliamentary minutes, and so on), and particularly
in the debates and speculation with regard to el porvenir, the article shows
that, not only in Spain and Portugal, but in much of Spanish- and Portuguese-
speaking America, the profound impact of progressive philosophies of
history on political and social discourse resulted in a clear politicization of
time, parallel to the temporalization of political concepts.

The increasing globalization of historiography is giving birth to new modes of comparative history, transnational history and crossed history. The summary of the project presented in this paper constitutes an example of these new approaches and attempts to trascend national frames. It is a proposal for a historical analysis in parallel with the use of some societal and political concepts that are essential in the different areas of the Iberian American cultural world (Latin America, Spain and Portugal). The author outlines the main objectives and hypothesis of the current research and publishing project, as well as some preliminary methodological considerations, together with some of the major obstacles. ; La creciente globalización de la historiografía está dando origen en los últimos tiempos a nuevas modalidades de historia comparativa, historia transnacional e historia cruzada. El resumen del proyecto que se presenta en este artículo constituye un ejemplo de estas nuevas orientaciones e intentos de ir más allá de los marcos nacionales. Se trata de una propuesta de análisis histórico en paralelo del uso de algunos conceptos sociales y políticos básicos en los diferentes espacios del área cultural iberoamericana. El autor de este texto expone de manera concisa los principales objetivos e hipótesis de este programa de investigación y edición en curso, así como sus principales obstáculos y algunas consideraciones metodológicas de partida.