Portrait of Ramón y Cajal with a handwritten inscription

Photographic portrait of Cajal by Padró, with an inscription in his own handwriting that reads as follows: "So often has it been said that the problem with Spain is a cultural one. Indeed, if we wish to be part of the civilized world, it is mandatory that we cultivate the barrenness of our land and of our minds, rescuing for posterity and for the motherland all the rivers that are lost in the sea and all the talent that is wasted in ignorance."