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Destinos 1
La Guerra civil Espanola (Spanish Civil War) 1936-1939
Francisco Franco (Falange) + Hitler (Nazi)
In Guernica Pais Vaso (the Basque Country) Franco asked Hitler to drop a bomb there
Don Fernando Castillo- main character in Destinos
Don Fernando came from the war from Guernica with his wife Rosario, and they separated, and
thought they were both dead after the separation
Don Fernando came to America in 1939
Most Spaniards migrated to either Cuba or Mexico, and Don Fernando went to Mexico and met Carmen
and married her
In his new life, Don Fernando becomes wealthy and has many children: Ramon, Carlos, Juan, and
Mercedes
He soon got a letter from Spain from Sra. Teresa Suarez, and it tells him that Rosario did not die and
she was looking for him.
Don Fernando hires Raquel Rodriguez- a detective of Los Angeles and an attorney of her brother Pedro
Castillo
La Gavia es la hacienda de la familia Castillo (the Castillo family estate)
Destinos 2
First stop was Seville, Spain for Raquel
o Ciudad en el sur de Espana (city in Southern Spain)
o En el region de Andalucia (la region del sur de Espana) {a region of Andalucia (a region of
Spain)}
o ^ conocida por la influencia Mora/arabe ( known to influence Moorish/Arabic)
North of Spain, France, South, Portugal
Raquel comienza su busqueda en el barrio historico de TRIANA (Raquel begins her search in the
historical district of Triana)
Las tradiciones sevillanas (de Sevilla):
o La Sermana Santa (Holy week = the week before Easter Sunday)
Confradias (brotherhood/fraternal organization)
- Representan las diferentes Iglesias en la ciudad ( represents the different
churches of the city)
Destinos 5
La loteria Espanola (the Spanish Loterry): O.N.C.E. es la loteria mas popular (O.N.C.E. is the most
popular)
o Los cupones (looletos) se venden lunes a sabado {coupons are sold Monday through
Saturday}
o El dinero es par alas escuelas de los ciegos (the money is for schools for the blind)
Organizacion Nacional para Ciegos Espanoles
Destinos 6
El Rapido = el tren que va de Sevilla a Madrid (El Rapido = the train from Seville to Madrid)
i. ^ 6,5 horas por tren ( . decimal in other countries)
Las tapas = horas d’oeuvres (covers = appetizers)
Otro plato tipico Espanol (other Spanish dishes):
o La PAELLA:
Un plato de (dish)
- Arroz (sazonado con azafran: una especie que de el color anaranjado) {rice
(flavored with saffron: kind of orange color)}
- Mariscos (seafood):
i. Camarones (shrimp)
ii. Mejillones (mussels)
iii. Almejas (clams)
iv. Langosta (lobster)
v. Pollo (chicken)
vi. Chorizo (sausage)
vii. Cebolla (onion)
viii. Guisantes (peas)
Caramelos = dulces (candy = sweet)
DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA (QUIXOTE)
o Una novella clasica de Miguel de Cervantes (a classic novel of Miguel de Cervantes)
o La novella mas famosa del mundo (the novel is famous around the world)
Traducciones en TODOS los idiomas de Europa y Asia (translations in all languages
in Europe and Asia)
Mas copias vendidas que ningun otro libros despues de la Biblica (More copies sold
than any other book after the Bible)
Existen peliculas en ingles, ruso, franco, italiano, y muchas en espanol (There are
movies in English, Russian, French, Italian, and many in Spanish)
Destinos 7
Madrid
o el centro del gobierno espanol (center of the Spanish Government)
o ahora el gobierno es una monarquia parlamentaria (now the government is a
parliamentary monarchy) ^ un rey + ^ un parlamento (a king + a parliament)
o La Fuente de las Cibeles
Grandisima fuente en el centro de la ciudad (vast fountain in the center of the
city)
o La Puerta de Alcala
La entrada original a Madrid de epora romana (the original entrance to Madrid
from the Roman Empire)
o El Palacio Real: donde vivian los antiguas reyes espanoles (where the ancient kings lived
in Spain)
Ahora es museo (now a museum)
Destinos 10
El flamenco
o Musica y baile tipico del sur de Espana (Andalucia) {music and dances of Southern
Spain}
o Influido por la musica arabe ( el imperio –musulman, islamico – duro casi 800 anos
(711 d.c. (A.D.) -1492) {Influenced by Arabic music (the empire-Muslim, Islamic -
lasted almost 800 years (711 AD (AD) -1492)}
d.c. = “despues de Cristo”
El Museo del Prado: arquitectura neoclasica (neoclassical architecture)
o El Grecio
Siglo XVI (16th century)
Conocido por pinturas religiosas (known for religious paintings)
Figuras siempre altos y delgados, siempre llevan barbas. El pelo
de hombres es siempre cortos y el color: blanco o castano (Figues
are always tall and thin, always wear beards. Men's hair is always
short and the color: white or brown)
Los gios son muy importantes (the leges are very important)
o Replejan devocion religiosa (religious devotion)
o Velazquez
Estilo muy diferente que el Grecio (a variety of styles different from
Greece)
No pone enfasis en temas religiosos (do not put emphasis on religious
themes)
Pintaba vida tipica y familia real (painted typical life and royal
family)
Pintaba todos tipas (painted all gals):
o Bajas y altas (low and high)
o Pelo largo y corto (long and short hair)
o Delgado y gordos (skinny and fat)
o Ricos y gente normal (rich and ordinary people)
LAS MENINAS
Su orba maestra (his masterpiece)
Contiene todas las carateristicas de su arte (it contains all the
characteristics of his art)
o Goya
Tambien pintaba familia real (also painted royal family)
Pero entro en Periodo Negro como hambre mayor (but entered the Black
Period as hunger increased)
Elementos de sus pasadillas (elements of entrails)
Se considera el precursos del arte moderno (it is considered the
precursor of modern art)
Tambien pinto muchas escenas de las Guerra con Francia y otros temao
politicos (Also painted many scenes of war with France and other political
issues)
El Retiro
o El parque en el centro de Madrid (the park in Central Madrid)
Enorme con lago y museos (huge with lakes and museums)
Extra
La Geralda- tower in Spain
Sabilla- fountain in Spain
Los Pirineos- mountains by France and Spain
El Cid- Spain’s national hero
El metro- subway system throughout Europe
Map of Spain