I think jzach46 made the most important contribution in mentioning the development of Torres on the design of the "Spanish" guitar. Most, if not all early guitar (and I emphasise Guitar, not its relatives) design took place in Europe, not the Americas. Admittedly a lot of later development took place in the US, especially in the case of steel strung instruments, but originally guitars were taken to America, not invented there.
However, to my mind at least, the best steel strung guitars abvailable today come from the USA.
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