I do not know what you are talking about. We study Ramón y Cajal in school, the most important grants in Spain are named after him, there is a Ramon y Cajal square or street in every city... Even the most ignorant Spaniard knows him and will tell you that he is our most respected scientist from all time.

Science, in general, is criminally underrated in Spain, but Ramón y Cajal is literally the household name.