4. Madrid (English /məˈdrɪd/, Spanish: [maˈðɾið]) is the capital of Spain and its largest city. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be around 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-largest in the European Union after London and Paris.The city spans a total of 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi). The city is located on the Manzanares river in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of Madrid, its conurbation and extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political, economic and cultural centre of Spain.The current mayor is Ana Botella from the People's Party (PP). The Madrid urban agglomeration has the third-largest GDP in the European Union and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities.Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the major financial centre of Southern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula; it hosts the head offices of the vast majority of the major Spanish companies, such as Telefónica, Iberia or Repsol. Madrid is the 10th most livable city in the world according to Monocle magazine, in its 2010 index.Madrid also ranks among the 12 greenest European cities in 2010.

5. Barcelona (English /bɑrsɨˈloʊnə/, Catalan: [bərsəˈɫonə], Spanish: [barθeˈlona]) is a Spanish city, capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia and the second largest city in the country, with a population of 1,620,943 within its administrative limits. The urban area of Barcelona extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 4.5 million,being the sixth-most populous urban area in the European Union after Paris, London, the Ruhr, Madrid and Milan. About five million people live in the Barcelona metropolitan area. It is also the largest metropolis on the Mediterranean Sea. It is located on the Mediterranean coast between the mouths of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs and is bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola ridge (512 metres (1,680 ft)). Founded as a Roman city, Barcelona became the capital of the County of Barcelona. After merging with the Kingdom of Aragon, Barcelona continued to be an important city in the Crown of Aragon. Besieged several times during its history, Barcelona has a rich cultural heritage and is today an important cultural centre and a major tourist destination. Particularly renowned are the architectural works of Antoni Gaudí and Lluís Domènech i Montaner, which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The headquarters of the Union for the Mediterranean is located in Barcelona. The city is known for hosting the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as world-class conferences and expositions and also many international sport tournaments

7. Fernando de Herrera 1571: Song to victory at Lepanto ("Canción por victory of Lepanto") 1578: Song for the loss of King Sebastian ("Canción por perdida del Rei to Don Sebastián") 1580: Comments from the works of Garciloso ("Las obras Adnotaciones of Garcilaso"). Fernando de Herrera (~1534–1597), called "El Divino", was a 16th- century Spanish poet and man of letters. He was born in Seville. Much of what is known about him comes from Libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos de illustres y memorables varones (Book of the Description of the True Portraits of Illustrious and Memorable Men) (1599) by Francisco Pacheco.Spanish poetman of lettersSevilleFrancisco Pacheco He wrote odes dedicated to love of country, glory and deeds of arms of the Spanish people and the sonnets and Canton, sang love of Doña Leonor de Milán. Herrera make the transition from the poetry of Garcilaso de la Vega to that of Góngora.

8. Pablo Picasso, 1908-1909 Birth name Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso [1] [1] Born (1881-10-25)25 October 1881 Málaga, Spain Málaga Died 8 April 1973(1973-04-08) (aged 91) Mougins, France Mougins Spouse Olga KhokhlovaOlga Khokhlova (1918–55) Jacqueline Roque (1961–73) Jacqueline Roque NationalitySpanish Field Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Printmaking, Ceramics PrintmakingCeramics Training José Ruiz y BlascoJosé Ruiz y Blasco (father), Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando MovementCubism Works Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) Guernica (1937) The Weeping Woman (1937) Guernica The Weeping Woman

9. Manolo Escobar was the fifth of ten children of Antonio García and María del Carmen Escobar, to whom he dedicated the song "Madrecita Maria del Carmen". His father left the family farm tradition to devote himself to the hospitality and culture. Then he met a retired Republican teacher, who gave him coverage in exchange for teaching all his brothers, including the musical one. Manolo started playing the lute and played the piano in his early years. When he was 14, he moved from Almeria to Barcelona with his brothers, where he worked as an apprentice of various trades. He started in show business between Badalona (Barcelona) and Barcelona's red-light district (currently known as El Raval), with the group Manolo Escobar y sus guitarras. His brothers Salvador and Baldomero were also in the group. Later, when the group started to become successful, Juan Gabriel (another brother) joined. Other siblings, Juan Gabriel and Maria José, would later write songs for the group. In 1962, he rose to fame with Canciones del Maestro Solano, his debut in Madrid and Barcelona and the premiere of the movie filmed in the town of Arcos de la Frontera (Cádiz): Los Guerrilleros. Even after 1965 (when the copla genre popularity was in decline), Escobar topped the number of record sales and was one of the few artists who had his own company and show. In the early 90's, he moved in to his Porompompero chalet in Benidorm (Spain), named after his well acclaimed song. He appeared in more than twenty films and recorded almost eighty albums, twenty-four of which are gold records, and he also won a platinum cassette. His best-selling album was Y viva España, which sold 6 million (10 million in subsequent official reprints) copies. It was the best-selling album in Spain from 1973 to 1992.[2]