The next article analyzes Alfonso Reyes's literary theory, in the thematic corpus of 'El deslinde', through the manifestation and development of the concept of 'american inteligence'. Reyes develops the aforementioned work as an answer that matches his concerns about the identity of the latinoamerican writer; as well as the realization of a theorical discurse in the search of an intelectual place of enunciation from Latin America. The idea that lays the foundation of this enterprise is the 'American Inteligence' (' Inteligencia Americana'); it starts in 'Visin de Anhuac', and then it consolidates in 'A Vuelta de Correo' and 'ltima Tule', to conclude in a mature work, 'El Deslinde'. This critical perspective sustains and demonstatrates, the discursive dinamic in which Reyes's theoretical postulates inscribe themselves in relation to his work and his own construction as a latinoamerican writer.

Keywords: Alfonso Reyes, El deslinde, teora literaria, inteligencia americana, american intelligence, Visin Anhuac, A vuelta de Correo, ltima Tule.