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Architecture
Spanish Architecture Overview
Medieval Architecture
Architecture as cultural signpost
The Great Mosque of Córdoba: La Mezquita
Inside the Great Mosque of Córdoba, Spain
Córdoba’s Cathedral is a Mosque!
Cordoba Mosque: Calligraphy and Imagery
Alhambra: Historical Introduction
Approaching the Alhambra
Entering the Alhambra
Inside the Alhambra
Alhambra: Court of the Lions
Alhambra: A Case of Two Palaces
Alhambra: Palaces and Power
Mozarabic Architecture: San Baudelio
Castles in Spain
Romanesque Architecture: Characteristics
Romanesque in Catalonia
Romanesque in Aragón, Navarra, Castile-León
Church Architecure and the Reconquista
Cistercian Architecure
Gothic Architecture: Background
Gothic: Four Cathedrals
Burgos Cathedral
Antoni Gaudí
Gaudí. Sagrada Familia. History
Gaudí. Sagrada Familia
Art
Spanish Art Overview
Cave Paintings in Spain
Romanesque Art and Sculpture in Spain
Francisco de Goya
Culture
Spanish Culture Overview
Bullfighting in Spain (“Corrida de toros”)
Jamón ibérico
Spanish Food. Introduction
Food. From Early Days to the Romans
Food. Al-Andalus and cookbooks
Food. Al-Andalus. Agriculture
Spanish Food. Ziryab (789-857)
Conversos and Moriscos: Tyranny of Food
History
Spanish History Overview
The earliest years
Spain in the Palaeolithic Age
Copper Age: Antequera
The Iberians in Spain
The Celts in Spain
Iberians and Celts in 19th and 20th-Century Spain
Tartessus
The Phoenicians in Spain
The Greeks in Spain
The Carthaginians in Spain
Roman Conquest of Hispania
Rome and Hispania
Roman Roads in Hispania
Roman Towns in Hispania
Rome. Hispania, Christianity
Visigoths in Spain
Visigoths or Invisigoths!
Visigoths and Unity
Visigoths and Jews
Al-Andalus: Survival of Granada
Al-Andalus: Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain
8th C Al-Andalus: Invasion
8th C Al-Andalus: Consolidation
9th C Al-Andalus
10th C. Al-Andalus: Abd al-Rahman III
10th C Al-Andalus: Cordoba and Culture
10th C. Al-Andalus: Al-Mansur
11th C al-Andalus: Taifa kingdoms
11th C al-Andalus: Almoravids
12th C al-Andalus: Almohads
Al-Andalus: Survival of Granada
Al-Andalus: Economy
Al-Andalus: Dhimmis
Al-Andalus: Muwallads
Al-Andalus: Mozarabs
Mozarabs: Resistance Accommodation
Mozarabs: A Controversial Term
Mudejars
Moriscos
Early Christian kingdoms: Asturias, León
Early Christian kingdoms: Pamplona, Navarre
Early Christian kingdoms: Castile
Alfonso X, el Sabio: Politics
Jews in Spain to 13th Century
Jews in 14th-Century Spain
Jews in Early 15th-Century Spain
Jews and Conversos in 15th-Century Spain
Conquest of Granada
16th C Spain. Overview: Politics
Catholic Monarchs: Politics
Carlos/Charles V: Politics
17th C Spain. Overview: Politics
18th C Spain. Overview: Politics (1)
18th C Spain. Overview: Politics (2)
19th C Spain. Overview: Politics
The Peninsular War 1808-14
Restoration 1875-1902
Anarchism in 19th-century Spain
20th C Spain. Overview: Politics
Restoration 1902-1931: Alfonso XIII
Restoration 1900-1923: The Military
M. Primo de Rivera: Fall
M. Primo de Rivera: Coup and Success
Spanish Civil War: The Opening Salvo
Spanish Civil War: Objective Madrid
Civil War: The Republic
Spanish Civil War: Objective Madrid
Civil War: The Republic
Civil War: International Context
Spain’s Uncivil War
Franco Crusader Saviour?
Civil War and the Catholic Church
Córdoba: Historical Overview
Granada to the 17th Century
Granada from the 17th to 20th Century
Seville to 1500
Seville: 16th and 17th Centuries
Seville from 1700
Toledo: Historical Overview
CATALONIA: Early Days to 1000 AD
Catalonia 18th Century
Catalonia. 19th-Century Politics
Catalonia Renaixença
Towards a Catalan Voice
Catalonia 1900-1923
ARAGON: The Early Days
Literature
Spanish Literature Overview
Poema or Cantar de Mío Cid (Song of the Cid)
El Cid: Brief Biography
Poema de Mío Cid: Spain’s Hero?
Poema de Mío Cid: A Different Hero
Book of Good Love: Libro de buen amor
Book of Good Love: Ambiguity
Book of Good Love: Love and seduction
La Celestina
Celestina, author, genre, location
Spanish literature. The world of Calisto and Melibea
The World of Celestina
Celestina: Challenge and Innovation
Celestina: Daily Needs and Survival
Spanish Literature Celestina Interpretation(s)
Spain Golden Age Literature: Background
Spain Golden Age Literature: Overview
Romances of Chivalry
Amadis of Gaul: Summary
Amadis of Gaul: What is it about?
Spain: Romances of Chivalry Popularity
Spain: Romances of Chivalry Decline
Garcilaso: Life and Fame
Garcilaso: Innovations
Garcilaso: Sonnet 1
Garcilaso: Sonnet 23
Lazarillo de Tormes: Summary
Lazaro: The Letter Writer
Lazarillo: Cynic,Saint, Knight,?
Lazarillo de Tormes and Reality
San Juan de la Cruz: Noche oscura
San Juan: Llama de amor viva
Góngora: Mientras por competir…
Quevedo: Poderoso caballero
Quevedo: ¡Ah de la vida!…
Quevedo. El buscón Book I Summary
Quevedo. El Buscón Book II Summary
Quevedo. El Buscón Book III Summary
Quevedo. El Buscón Introduction
Guzmán de Alfarache
Guzmán de Alfarache. From equality to heroism
Guzman de Alfarache. New Epic orNovel?
Cervantes: Life Part I
Cervantes: Life Part II
Cervantes: What is it about titles?
Cervantes: What is it about the title “Don Quixote”?
Don Quixote Part I (1605): Summary
Don Quixote Part II (1615): Summary
Don Quixote and Fame
Don Quixote: Hero or Fool?
Don Quixote and the Real World Part I
Don Quixote and the Real World Part II
Don Quixote: Sancho Panza
Don Quixote: An Authoritarian’s Nightmare
Don Quixote: The “True”Story
Don Quixote. Hero or religious extremist?
Fuenteovejuna: Summary
La vida es sueño: Summary
EL Burlador de Sevilla. Summary
Don Juan…the Devil
Don Juan and Honour
Travel
Spanish Travel Overiew
General Map of Spain
Geography
Spanish Coast
The North Coast
Las Rías
La Costa Verde
La Costa Vasca
La Costa Cantábrica
The Mediterranean Coast
La Costa de la Luz
Mountains
The Meseta
Rivers
Water Problems
Spain: UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Visiting Córdoba
Visiting Toledo
Travel Itinereray: 2013 Trip to Spain
Travel 2013: Barcelona Arrival
Travel 2013. Day 1. Barcelona
Travel 2013. Day 2. Barcelona
Travel 2013. Day 3. Barcelona to Cuenca
Travel 2013. Day 4. Cuenca to Granada
Travel 2013. Day 5 (1). Granada
Travel 2013. Day 5 (2). Granada
Travel 2013. Day 6. Las Alpujarras
Travel 2013. Day 7. Granada La Hoya
Travel 2013. Day 8. La Hoya to Carmona
Travel 2013. Day 9 (1). Carmona Seville
Travel 2013. Day 9 (2) Seville
Travel 2013. Day 10 (1) Carmona Cordoba
Travel 2013. Day 10 (2) Cordoba Almagro
Travel 2013. Day 11. Almagro to Madrid
Travel 2013. Day 12 (1) Madrid
Travel 2013. Day 12 (2) Madrid
Travel 2013. Day 13 Madrid to Segovia
Travel 2013. Day 14 Segovia El Burgo de Osma
Travel 2013 Day 15 Berlanga, Baudelio, Gormaz
Travel 2013. Day 15 (2) Calatanazor
Travel 2013. Day 16. Burgo de O to Sos del Rey C
Travel 2013. Day 17 Sos and Leyre Monastery
Travel 2013 Day 18. San Juan de la Pena and Alquezar
Travel 2013. Day 19. Alquezar
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Architecture
Spanish Architecture Overview
Medieval Architecture
Architecture as cultural signpost
The Great Mosque of Córdoba: La Mezquita
Inside the Great Mosque of Córdoba, Spain
Córdoba’s Cathedral is a Mosque!
Cordoba Mosque: Calligraphy and Imagery
Alhambra: Historical Introduction
Approaching the Alhambra
Entering the Alhambra
Inside the Alhambra
Alhambra: Court of the Lions
Alhambra: A Case of Two Palaces
Alhambra: Palaces and Power
Mozarabic Architecture: San Baudelio
Castles in Spain
Romanesque Architecture: Characteristics
Romanesque in Catalonia
Romanesque in Aragón, Navarra, Castile-León
Church Architecure and the Reconquista
Cistercian Architecure
Gothic Architecture: Background
Gothic: Four Cathedrals
Burgos Cathedral
Antoni Gaudí
Gaudí. Sagrada Familia. History
Gaudí. Sagrada Familia
Art
Spanish Art Overview
Cave Paintings in Spain
Romanesque Art and Sculpture in Spain
Francisco de Goya
Culture
Spanish Culture Overview
Bullfighting in Spain (“Corrida de toros”)
Jamón ibérico
Spanish Food. Introduction
Food. From Early Days to the Romans
Food. Al-Andalus and cookbooks
Food. Al-Andalus. Agriculture
Spanish Food. Ziryab (789-857)
Conversos and Moriscos: Tyranny of Food
History
Spanish History Overview
The earliest years
Spain in the Palaeolithic Age
Copper Age: Antequera
The Iberians in Spain
The Celts in Spain
Iberians and Celts in 19th and 20th-Century Spain
Tartessus
The Phoenicians in Spain
The Greeks in Spain
The Carthaginians in Spain
Roman Conquest of Hispania
Rome and Hispania
Roman Roads in Hispania
Roman Towns in Hispania
Rome. Hispania, Christianity
Visigoths in Spain
Visigoths or Invisigoths!
Visigoths and Unity
Visigoths and Jews
Al-Andalus: Survival of Granada
Al-Andalus: Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain
8th C Al-Andalus: Invasion
8th C Al-Andalus: Consolidation
9th C Al-Andalus
10th C. Al-Andalus: Abd al-Rahman III
10th C Al-Andalus: Cordoba and Culture
10th C. Al-Andalus: Al-Mansur
11th C al-Andalus: Taifa kingdoms
11th C al-Andalus: Almoravids
12th C al-Andalus: Almohads
Al-Andalus: Survival of Granada
Al-Andalus: Economy
Al-Andalus: Dhimmis
Al-Andalus: Muwallads
Al-Andalus: Mozarabs
Mozarabs: Resistance Accommodation
Mozarabs: A Controversial Term
Mudejars
Moriscos
Early Christian kingdoms: Asturias, León
Early Christian kingdoms: Pamplona, Navarre
Early Christian kingdoms: Castile
Alfonso X, el Sabio: Politics
Jews in Spain to 13th Century
Jews in 14th-Century Spain
Jews in Early 15th-Century Spain
Jews and Conversos in 15th-Century Spain
Conquest of Granada
16th C Spain. Overview: Politics
Catholic Monarchs: Politics
Carlos/Charles V: Politics
17th C Spain. Overview: Politics
18th C Spain. Overview: Politics (1)
18th C Spain. Overview: Politics (2)
19th C Spain. Overview: Politics
The Peninsular War 1808-14
Restoration 1875-1902
Anarchism in 19th-century Spain
20th C Spain. Overview: Politics
Restoration 1902-1931: Alfonso XIII
Restoration 1900-1923: The Military
M. Primo de Rivera: Fall
M. Primo de Rivera: Coup and Success
Spanish Civil War: The Opening Salvo
Spanish Civil War: Objective Madrid
Civil War: The Republic
Spanish Civil War: Objective Madrid
Civil War: The Republic
Civil War: International Context
Spain’s Uncivil War
Franco Crusader Saviour?
Civil War and the Catholic Church
Córdoba: Historical Overview
Granada to the 17th Century
Granada from the 17th to 20th Century
Seville to 1500
Seville: 16th and 17th Centuries
Seville from 1700
Toledo: Historical Overview
CATALONIA: Early Days to 1000 AD
Catalonia 18th Century
Catalonia. 19th-Century Politics
Catalonia Renaixença
Towards a Catalan Voice
Catalonia 1900-1923
ARAGON: The Early Days
Literature
Spanish Literature Overview
Poema or Cantar de Mío Cid (Song of the Cid)
El Cid: Brief Biography
Poema de Mío Cid: Spain’s Hero?
Poema de Mío Cid: A Different Hero
Book of Good Love: Libro de buen amor
Book of Good Love: Ambiguity
Book of Good Love: Love and seduction
La Celestina
Celestina, author, genre, location
Spanish literature. The world of Calisto and Melibea
The World of Celestina
Celestina: Challenge and Innovation
Celestina: Daily Needs and Survival
Spanish Literature Celestina Interpretation(s)
Spain Golden Age Literature: Background
Spain Golden Age Literature: Overview
Romances of Chivalry
Amadis of Gaul: Summary
Amadis of Gaul: What is it about?
Spain: Romances of Chivalry Popularity
Spain: Romances of Chivalry Decline
Garcilaso: Life and Fame
Garcilaso: Innovations
Garcilaso: Sonnet 1
Garcilaso: Sonnet 23
Lazarillo de Tormes: Summary
Lazaro: The Letter Writer
Lazarillo: Cynic,Saint, Knight,?
Lazarillo de Tormes and Reality
San Juan de la Cruz: Noche oscura
San Juan: Llama de amor viva
Góngora: Mientras por competir…
Quevedo: Poderoso caballero
Quevedo: ¡Ah de la vida!…
Quevedo. El buscón Book I Summary
Quevedo. El Buscón Book II Summary
Quevedo. El Buscón Book III Summary
Quevedo. El Buscón Introduction
Guzmán de Alfarache
Guzmán de Alfarache. From equality to heroism
Guzman de Alfarache. New Epic orNovel?
Cervantes: Life Part I
Cervantes: Life Part II
Cervantes: What is it about titles?
Cervantes: What is it about the title “Don Quixote”?
Don Quixote Part I (1605): Summary
Don Quixote Part II (1615): Summary
Don Quixote and Fame
Don Quixote: Hero or Fool?
Don Quixote and the Real World Part I
Don Quixote and the Real World Part II
Don Quixote: Sancho Panza
Don Quixote: An Authoritarian’s Nightmare
Don Quixote: The “True”Story
Don Quixote. Hero or religious extremist?
Fuenteovejuna: Summary
La vida es sueño: Summary
EL Burlador de Sevilla. Summary
Don Juan…the Devil
Don Juan and Honour
Travel
Spanish Travel Overiew
General Map of Spain
Geography
Spanish Coast
The North Coast
Las Rías
La Costa Verde
La Costa Vasca
La Costa Cantábrica
The Mediterranean Coast
La Costa de la Luz
Mountains
The Meseta
Rivers
Water Problems
Spain: UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Visiting Córdoba
Visiting Toledo
Travel Itinereray: 2013 Trip to Spain
Travel 2013: Barcelona Arrival
Travel 2013. Day 1. Barcelona
Travel 2013. Day 2. Barcelona
Travel 2013. Day 3. Barcelona to Cuenca
Travel 2013. Day 4. Cuenca to Granada
Travel 2013. Day 5 (1). Granada
Travel 2013. Day 5 (2). Granada
Travel 2013. Day 6. Las Alpujarras
Travel 2013. Day 7. Granada La Hoya
Travel 2013. Day 8. La Hoya to Carmona
Travel 2013. Day 9 (1). Carmona Seville
Travel 2013. Day 9 (2) Seville
Travel 2013. Day 10 (1) Carmona Cordoba
Travel 2013. Day 10 (2) Cordoba Almagro
Travel 2013. Day 11. Almagro to Madrid
Travel 2013. Day 12 (1) Madrid
Travel 2013. Day 12 (2) Madrid
Travel 2013. Day 13 Madrid to Segovia
Travel 2013. Day 14 Segovia El Burgo de Osma
Travel 2013 Day 15 Berlanga, Baudelio, Gormaz
Travel 2013. Day 15 (2) Calatanazor
Travel 2013. Day 16. Burgo de O to Sos del Rey C
Travel 2013. Day 17 Sos and Leyre Monastery
Travel 2013 Day 18. San Juan de la Pena and Alquezar
Travel 2013. Day 19. Alquezar
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