Andalucía
Andalucía Largest southernmost region in Spain Moors ruled from 711-1492 Andalucía=al andalus=country of the vandals
Granada-La Alhambra Last Moorish stronghold to fall to the Christians in 1492 Generalife = Gardens of the Sultans
La Alhambra - Granada
La Alhambra
La Alhambra - Generalife
La Alhambra
La Alhambra
La Alhambra
Only navigable river in Spain Guadalquivir River Only navigable river in Spain Arabic = al wad al kabir =great river
Real Alcazár de Sevilla
Real Alcazár de Sevilla
Real Alcazár de Sevilla
La Giralda Tower
La Giralda Tower
Catedral
Plaza España
Plaza España
Plaza España
Plaza España
Plaza España
Plaza España
Flamenco 4 types Alegrías= happy Soleares =serious Fandangos = folksy Saetas = Sung during Semana Santa Themes=Death, Religion, Love
Guitar Music and palo seco Spanish: "dry stick," a stick that was beat on the floor to keep time) and a dancer performing a series of choreographed dance steps and improvised styles
duende an intensely focused, trancelike state of transcendent emotion. It is usually enhanced by rhythmic hand clapping and encouraging interjections (jaleo) from fellow performers
Flamenco
Córdoba-La Mezquita
Córdoba
Córdoba
Paella
Paella
Gazpacho
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Guernica (11’x25’) Spanish Civil War
Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936) He wrote: Known as the “Rural trilogy” 1.Bodas de sangre – Blood Weddings 2.La Casa de Bernarda Alba – The House of Bernarda Alba 3. Yerma Executed at beginning of the Spanish Civil War
El AVE Tren (1992)
Madrid to Sevilla in 3 Hours
Bullfighting
Banderilleros
Banderilleros
Banderilleros
Picadores
Matador
Matador
Matador
Now it’s the bull’s turn
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