Classical & Modern Languages & Literature Department Chair
Agenda Day 2 Spanish Civil War Political System Cultural Values Day 1 History and Overview of Spain Demographics Spanish Art Images of Spain’s Cities
Area 504,782 sq km Population 39,418,000 Capital Madrid 2,866,900 Religion Roman Catholic Language Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque Literacy 96% Life expectancy 78 years GDP per capita $16,400 Economy Ind: textiles, apparel (including footwear), food, beverages. Agr: grain, vegetables; beef; fish. Exp: cars, trucks, semifinished manufactured goods, foodstuffs.
Spain’s Flag
Spain’s Emblem
The Regions of Spain
An Overview of the History of Spain The First Settlers Phoenicians and Celts The Romans The Arabic Conquest The Reconquest Isabella and Ferdinand Christopher Columbus and America Spanish Kings and Queens
La Cueva de Altamira
La Dama de Elche
Phoenicians
El acueducto de Segovia
Lucio Anneo Séneca
A Romanic Church The cathedral of Santiago de compostela
La Alhambra
La Mezquita de Córdoba
La Giralda
La Catedral de León
Isabella and Ferdinand b. 1452, Sos, Aragon d. 1516, Madrigalejo, Spain b. 1451, Madrigal de las Altas Torres, d. 1504, Medina del Campo, Spain
Arrival of Columbus in America Columbus, Christopher b. 1451, Genoa [Italy] d. 1506, Valladolid, Spain
Spanish Art El Greco Velázquez Goya Picasso Dalí
El Greco b. 1541, Candia [Iráklion], Crete d. 1614, Toledo, Spain
El Greco The Knight with His Hand on His Breast 1577
Burial of the Count de Orgaz
El Greco View of Toledo 1597
El Greco Baptism of Christ
Portrait of a Cardinal 1600 (
El Greco
Diego Velázquez ( )
The Christ of Velázquez (1632)
Las Meninas 1656 Velázquez
The Weavers 1657 Velázquez
The Naked Maja
The Clothed Maja
Goya
Goya did a collective portrait of the family of Charles IV, who had named him to the post of Court Painter, in the year 1800; in fact it was the last royal portrait he would paint. The Royal Family seems to be presided over by Queen Maria Luisa, as was the case in fact, instead of by the king. Goya included himself, by the way a self-portrait, before a canvas on the left of the painting, as Velázquez had done many years before when he painted the Family of Philip IV, called Las Meninas. Goya always recognized Velázquez, together with Rembrandt and Mother Nature, as his only three teachers. His technique. loose brush strokes that seem almost impressionistic, reached one of its highest levels in this painting.
The Shootings of May Third
During the latter part of his life, before he moved to France, where he died, Goya covered the walls of his Deaf Man's House with his famous "black paintings" the last and most weird and extrovert of his strange and haunted genius. Some of his visions seem to go deeper into the dark recesses of the mind than we are capable of penetrating. One, "Saturn Devouring one of his Children", is one of the most horrifying pictures ever painted. His life built up to a climax, isolations and despair provided the conditions in which he produced his innermost masterpieces. In many ways he personified the spirit of Spain, where the power and beauty of death seemed to brood in the air. Goya’s Black Paintings
Old Men Eating
Goya
Saturn Devouring one of his Children
Pablo Picasso b. Oct. 25, 1881, Málaga, Spain d. April 8, 1973, Mougins, France
Melancholy Woman 1902 Picasso
The Old Guitarist 1903 Picasso
Guernica 1937
Salvador Dalí b. May 11, 1904, Figueras, Spain d. Jan. 23, 1989, Figueras
Dalí William Tell, circa 1930
Dalí The Persistence of Memory, circa 1931
Dalí Sleep, 1937
Dalí The Endless Enigma, circa 1938
founded more than one thousand years ago proclaimed official capital of the Kingdom of Spain in 1561, when Felipe II transferred the Court to this city. Located in the center of the Iberian peninsula, Madrid has a pleasant year-round Continental climate. Today, it is a city in which past and present live together, creating, in its diversity, a unique and attractive setting, with a population (more than 3 million inhabitants) that is characterized by its affability and hospitality Coming from abroad, you can change your currency into pesetas in banks, at the airport and also in many change offices located in main streets.
Spain’s Royal Family
Health Care in Barcelona
Casa Milo 1905 to 1910 Gaudi
Casa Milo 1905 to 1910
Gaudi
Alicante
ALICANTE is the southernmost of the three provinces which make up the Valencia region. Many tourist attractions can be found along the coastline, including sport of all kinds, mountains, castles, forests, etc. The central area of Alicante extends inland towards the industrial area with the towns of Elche, Aspe, Movelda and Elda. The southern area with the maritime towns of Guardamar, Torrevieja and Orihuela with extensive plains of market gardens which extend inland. The mountain area which includes the foothills of Aitana, Mariola and Carrasqueta Sierras. Especially important is the route of the castles, made up of the fortresses of Villena, Bañeres, Biar, Castalla, Sax and Benejama. The city of Alicante offers the visitor numerous beaches including San Juan, and also tourists should visit Santa Barbara Castle, Monastery of Santa Faz, the Cathedral, the Archaeeological Museum, Church of Santa Maria and the Modern Art Museum.