Spanish History General Flashcards
(40 cards)
Royal Spanish Academy
Created in 1713 responsible for regulating the Spanish Language
Political and Economic facts of Spain
Spain is a Democracy under a parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Spanish Cinema
Began in the 1930s with Luis Bunel, the first Spanish Director
Zarzuela
The zarzuela is a particular performing work of art that mixes theater and music
Spanish architecture
Is varied and reflects its history, Roman influence and Cordoba Moors domination
Diego Velazquez
Spanish Painter of the 17th Century, Court painter to King Philip IV, Painted Las Meninas
Frida Kahlo
20th century painter, born and died in Mexico City, contracted Polio, married to Diego Rivera
Ernesto Sabato
Argentine writer, studied physics, painter, writer in science, metaphysics, and politics
Fernando Botero
Painter born in Medellin, Colombia, trained as matador
Placido Domingo
Spanish Opera singer, born in Spain, educated in Mexico, one of the three tenors
Francisco Goya
Born in Spain in 1746, Baroque and Rococo then neoclassicism and expressionism. Painted Tres de Mayo
Jose Clemente Orozco
Mexican painter worked with Diego Rivera and Siqueiros besides the revolution, focused on Pre-Columbian Culture
Diego Rivera
Mexican painter, muralist, one of three muralist, Orozco, Siqueiros. Major works: La creacion, Laleyenda de Quetzalcoatl
Celia Cruz
Cuban singer known as queen of Salsa
David Alfaro Siqueiros
Mexican painter one of three main muralist. Known for Nueva democracia, Victimas de las guerra, Victimas del fascismo, El tormento de Cuauhtemoc, El entierro del obrero sacrificado, los elementos, los mitos, el llamado de la libertad.
Salvador Dali
A surrealist Painter, cubist.
Isabel Allende
Writer, born in Peru, move to Chile wrote De amor de la sombra, Eva Luna, Cuentos de Eva Luna, El plan infinito, Paula, Hija de la fortuna, La ciudad de las bestias, and Ines del alma mia, Los amigos son los amigos and La isla bajo el mar.
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian political novelist. Los jefes, la ciudad y los perros, conversacion en la cathedral; Pantaleon y las visitadoras, lituma en los Andes, La guerra del fin del mundo, Historia de Maya, El Hablador, and Quien mato a Palomo Montero?
Alhambra
built between the 12th and 13th century in Granada when the Moors occupied Spain
Popol Vuh
Also known as El libro de consejo, written in the Mayan-Quiche Language
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Spanish Painter, born in Malaga, lived in Madrid, Known for Cubist paintings, known for Guernica painting
Felix Lope de Vega
Spanish writer who wrote poetry, theater plays, and prose. Known for El perro de hortelano, La viuda de Valencia
Julio Cortazar
Argentinian author who wrote stories, essays, novels: known for Rayuela, Final del juego, Bestaiario, las armas secretas
Horacio Quiroga
Uruguayan writer known for stories, lived in Argentina, poetry: Arrecifes de coral; stories El crimen del otro, Historia de un amor turbio, Cuentos de amor, de locura y de muerte, Cuentos de la selva, Anaconda, and Los desterrados.
