Ensayo de Contraconquista touches upon five large areas of reflection. It dwells on Gonzalo Celorio's personal origins, that connect him to the history and literature of Cuba, it considers the Baroque inheritance of the Spanish-speaking world and its current state; it refers to the prose which the author is passionate about, that of Reyes, Borges, Cortazar, Fuentes, and fantastic literature - and to the poetry - Lopez Velarde, Pellicer, Villaurrutia - in order to come back home to the close and familiar company of his masters - Luis Rius, Sergio Fernandez, Bonifaz Nuno and Edmundo O'Gorman. These essays are the pinnacle of a joyful and memorable journey; a counterconquest through the path of intelligence and passion.