Vintage cdv image of Spanish The photographer is Rafael Arenas in Barcelona, Spain. The paper on this image is delaminating on the top,bottom and left side. 
I must thank an ebay member for informing me on the correct identification of this image - initially I identified him as a priest but was corrected in that he was an academic.

This individual has a doctorate, probably from the Salamanca or Barcelona Universities. If the image was in color: the color of the hat would tell you what subject. He is in the Academic dress (cap and gown) of the day with the hood and cap (mortarboard).  More on Spain's academic dress below:

"The typical Spanish academic dress has Latin origin. It has been regulated since 1850, when Queen Isabella II established several rules about academic dress, according to the centuries-old Spanish custom. The typical Spanish academic dress for doctors is composed by:

A black long gown (toga) with a long row of buttons, made of satin and wool. It is worn over a black suit.
A mozzetta (muceta), whose colour depends on the academic field.
Long cuffs (puñetas) of the same fabric and color than the mozetta, covered by white cotton lace. Those of the Rector (University president) are bright red or pink, and the lace is usually silken. The buttons are made of gold for the Rector and made of silver for the Deans.
An octagonal, tasseled biretta (birrete), whose colour depends on the academic field. Tassels of doctors holding more than one degree in separate fields alternate the corresponding colors.

White gloves.
A ring is usually worn by doctors.
A staff or scepter (bastón) made of American reed is carried by the University rector.
Medallions are often worn by postgraduates, doctors, professors, deans and the University rector.

Doctorates wearing the Spanish doctor's academic dress with colours used for the various academic fields.

However, this academic dress is only used for the opening of the academic year and for PhD graduations or for doctorates honoris causa. It is worn only by doctors, deans and the University Rector. For other graduates, the academic dress is often composed by a mortarboard and a mozzetta (muceta) or a sash over the shoulder (beca) with the shield of the University and/or Faculty. The colour of the mozzetta or the sash depends on the academic field".-Wikipedia

Image meas. apx. 2 1/2" x 4 1/8".

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