Classical & Modern Languages & Literature
Department Chair
Agenda
Day 1
• History and Overview of Spain
• Demographics
• Spanish Art
• Images of Spain’s Cities
Day 2
• Spanish Civil War
• Political System
• Cultural Values
Area
504,782 sq km
Literacy
96%
Population
39,418,000
Life expectancy
78 years
Capital
Madrid 2,866,900
GDP per capita
$16,400
Religion
Roman Catholic
Economy
Ind: textiles, apparel (including
footwear), food, beverages.
Agr: grain, vegetables; beef; fish.
Exp: cars, trucks, semifinished
manufactured goods, foodstuffs.
Language
Spanish, Catalan,
Galician, Basque
Spain’s Flag
Spain’s Emblem
The Regions of Spain
An Overview of the History of Spain
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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
La Catedral de León
Isabella and Ferdinand
b. 1451, Madrigal de las Altas Torres,
d. 1504, Medina del Campo, Spain
b. 1452, Sos, Aragon
d. 1516, Madrigalejo, Spain
Arrival of Columbus in America
Columbus, Christopher
b. 1451, Genoa [Italy]
d. 1506, Valladolid, Spain
Spanish Art
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El Greco
Velázquez
Goya
Picasso
Dalí
El Greco
b. 1541, Candia [Iráklion], Crete
d. 1614, Toledo, Spain
The Knight with His Hand on His Breast
1577
El Greco
Burial of the
Count de Orgaz
1586-88
View of Toledo
1597
El Greco
Baptism of Christ
1597-1600
El Greco
Portrait of a Cardinal
1600 (
El Greco
Diego Velázquez
(1599-1660)
The Christ of Velázquez
(1632)
Las Meninas
1656
Velázquez
The Weavers
1657
Velázquez
Velázquez
Velázquez
The Naked Maja
1800-05
The Clothed Maja 1800-05
Goya
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 1808
1814
Goya’s Black Paintings
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.
Old Men Eating
1820-1823
Goya
Saturn Devouring
one of his Children
1821-23
Goya
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
Picasso
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
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• 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
Gaudi
Casa Milo 1905 to 1910
Gaudi
Casa Milo 1905 to 1910
Gaudi
Alicante
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.