diff --git a/brailleblaster-core/src/main/dist/programData/utd/SPANISH-US-CONTRACTED.brailleSettings.xml b/brailleblaster-core/src/main/dist/programData/utd/SPANISH-US-CONTRACTED.brailleSettings.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<brailleSettings>
+	<cellType>NLS</cellType>
+	<mainTranslationTable>us-table.dis,es-g2.ctb</mainTranslationTable>
+	<useAsciiBraille>true</useAsciiBraille>
+	<computerBrailleTable>es-g1.ctb</computerBrailleTable>
+	<uncontractedTable>us-table.dis,es-g1.ctb</uncontractedTable >
+	<mathTextTable>us-table.dis,es-g2.ctb</mathTextTable >
+	<mathExpressionTable>us-table.dis,nemeth.ctb</mathExpressionTable>
+	<editTable>us-table.dis,nemeth_edit.ctb</editTable>
+	<mathBrailleCode>Nemeth</mathBrailleCode>
+</brailleSettings>
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diff --git a/brailleblaster-core/src/test/java/org/brailleblaster/settings/SpanishProfilesTest.kt b/brailleblaster-core/src/test/java/org/brailleblaster/settings/SpanishProfilesTest.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 American Printing House for the Blind
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation, version 3.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.brailleblaster.settings
+
+import org.brailleblaster.BBIni
+import org.brailleblaster.bbx.BookToBBXConverter
+import org.brailleblaster.cli.BrfCommand
+import org.brailleblaster.utd.BrailleSettings
+import org.brailleblaster.utd.config.UTDConfig
+import org.testng.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.testng.Assert.assertNotEquals
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass
+import org.testng.annotations.Test
+import picocli.CommandLine
+
+/**
+ * Spanish comes as grade 1 (SPANISH-US) and grade 2 (SPANISH-US-CONTRACTED).
+ * Both appear in the Translation settings menu and work with --braille-profile,
+ * which find profiles from their brailleSettings files.
+ */
+class SpanishProfilesTest {
+    @BeforeClass
+    fun init() {
+        BookToBBXConverter.devSetup(arrayOf())
+    }
+
+    private fun profile(name: String): BrailleSettings =
+        UTDConfig.loadBrailleSettings(BBIni.loadAutoProgramDataFile(UTDManager.UTD_FOLDER, name + UTDManager.BRAILLE_SETTINGS_NAME))
+
+    // UTDManager points liblouis at BrailleBlaster's tables
+    private fun translate(settings: BrailleSettings, text: String): String =
+        UTDManager().engine.brailleTranslator.translateString(settings.mainTranslationTable, text, 0)
+
+    @Test
+    fun gradeOneProfileIsUnchanged() {
+        val settings = profile("SPANISH-US")
+
+        assertEquals(settings.mainTranslationTable, "us-table.dis,es-g1.ctb")
+        assertEquals(settings.uncontractedTable, "us-table.dis,es-g1.ctb")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun gradeTwoProfileUsesContractedTable() {
+        val settings = profile("SPANISH-US-CONTRACTED")
+
+        assertEquals(settings.mainTranslationTable, "us-table.dis,es-g2.ctb")
+        assertEquals(settings.mathTextTable, "us-table.dis,es-g2.ctb")
+        // uncontracted and computer braille stay grade 1
+        assertEquals(settings.uncontractedTable, "us-table.dis,es-g1.ctb")
+        assertEquals(settings.computerBrailleTable, "es-g1.ctb")
+        assertEquals(settings.isUseAsciiBraille, true)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun gradeTwoContracts() {
+        val text = "estado de cuenta"
+        val gradeOne = translate(profile("SPANISH-US"), text)
+        val gradeTwo = translate(profile("SPANISH-US-CONTRACTED"), text)
+
+        assertEquals(gradeOne.lowercase(), "estado de cuenta")
+        assertNotEquals(gradeTwo, gradeOne, "Grade 2 should contract '$text'")
+        assertEquals(gradeTwo.lowercase(), "\$d d cu5ta")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun commandLineAcceptsGradeTwoProfile() {
+        val command = BrfCommand()
+
+        CommandLine(command).parseArgs("input.docx", "output.brf", "--braille-profile", "SPANISH-US-CONTRACTED")
+
+        assertEquals(command.brailleProfile, "SPANISH-US-CONTRACTED")
+        BBIni.loadAutoProgramDataFile(UTDManager.UTD_FOLDER, command.brailleProfile + UTDManager.BRAILLE_SETTINGS_NAME)
+    }
+}