Capricho Arabe is an enormous piece. Over 700 years of Moorish occupation of the Iberian peninsula (Spain) have left a huge, eternal mark. 700 years is longer than Europeans have been in the Americas to date. The guitar as an instrument was brought in by the Arabs and became Spain's instrument. Although the 2 cultures never really mixed and the 2 monotheistic religions showed respect for one another, it is in music and a few Spanish words (for instance, all Spanish words containing AL -almohada = pillow, alcoba = bedroom- are of Arabic origin) that the best of the 2 cultures comes together.