pp. 111-120 José Gaos has described his experience of exile as a «transtierro». He thus contrasts the idea of exile and uprooting with that of a transfer to a second homeland or homeland of destiny. The article attempts to clarify the place of the concept of transterritory in Gaos’s conception of the history of world ideas. By situating the notion of exile in the context of Gaos’ work, it will be seen that it was...