Iuon A. L. Marichal, assistant professor of Romance Languages, will speak on "France Spain: An Unholy Alliance?" at the Harkness Commons coffee hour at 1:30 p. m. today.

After Marichal left his native Spain in 1938, he studied in France, Algiers, Mexica, and the United States, receiving a Ph. D. from Princeton. At present he is writing a book on Spain.