Archive for the ‘History’ Category
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
[caption id="attachment_10636" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="El Galeon is visiting Florida to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the US state's discovery."] [/caption]
Florida - yes, that's Florida in the US - is all abuzz thanks to the arrival of a magnificent Andalucian galleon.
The voyage of El Galeon, a replica l6th-century Spanish trading ship, ...
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Thursday, April 4th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_10375" align="aligncenter" width="317" caption="We'll be bringing you lists featuring the best of Andalucia."] [/caption]
Here on the AC blog, and on the website itself, our aim is to keep you, our audience, updated on what's happening here in Andalucia.
We want you to enjoy the latest and best of ...
Posted in Almeria, Archaeology, architecture, art, Beaches, Cadiz, Cordoba, Costa de la Luz, Costa del Sol, Culture and Customs, Entertainment, Events, family, Food and drink, Gardens and parks, gastronomy, Granada, History, Holidays, Huelva, Jaen, Malaga, Museums, Music, Nature, Nightlife, Restaurants/gastronomy, Sevilla, Travel Andalucia | No Comments »
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_9991" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="The Atarazanas in Seville, Royal Shipyards dating from the 13th century, will be turned into a cultural centre. The mighty brick pillars may be excavated as part of the new project - more than half their height is buried underground."] [/caption]
A few months ago, I posted ...
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Thursday, February 28th, 2013
Continuing our theme of videos about Andalucia, what could be more fitting on Dia de Andalucia than the late adored copla singer Rocio Jurado (from Chipiona, in Cadiz) singing the Himno de Andalucia?
This video has the words in Spanish - here's the English translation:
The Green and White Flag
returns ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2013
[caption id="attachment_9639" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Descending Light by Ai WeiWei, part of his show at the Cartuja CAAC. A beautiful piece, but what is he saying about the Chinese Communist state?"] [/caption]
[caption id="attachment_9624" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption=" On the new tour of Sevilla's Casa Consistorial: looking through to the Renaissance Sala Capitular ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_9475" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="The comarcas of Malaga province, with its mountains, rivers, and unspoiled hilltowns."] [/caption]
If you are a regular visitor to the Costa del Sol, here's a question for you: have you ever visited the interior of Malaga province? This region is the smallest province in Andalucia, but ...
Posted in Beaches, Costa del Sol, Food, Food and drink, Gardens and parks, gastronomy, History, Malaga, Nature, Outdoor activities, Pueblos blancos, Tourism, Travel Andalucia | No Comments »
Monday, January 7th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_9353" align="aligncenter" width="433" caption="Blas Infante, 'Father of Andalucia', is one of the 100 most important people in the history of Spain."] [/caption]
I hope you all had an enjoyable Dia de Los Reyes Magos (Three Kings' Day) yesterday, and didn't eat too much roscon!
Around this time of year, the newspapers ...
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Monday, November 19th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_8916" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="The statues of Caesar and Hercules, on the Alameda de Hercules in Seville"][/caption]
Seville, like the rest of Andalucia, has a rich history which started many thousands of years ago. One of its most fascinating eras was the Roman, when it was called Hispalis. You can see ...
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Thursday, November 15th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_8880" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="The Atarazanas of Seville - the Royal Shipyards: their future is now in doubt."][/caption]
Every city has its well-known sites - in the case of Seville, the Giralda, Cathedral, Alcazar, Plaza de España - and its less-visited monuments.
One of my favourites of these, here in Seville, ...
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
[caption id="attachment_8724" align="aligncenter" width="254" caption="A scene from 30 Años de Oscuridad, which shows Manuel Cortes inside his hiding place."][/caption]
A few months ago, ex-guest blogger Rebekah wrote about a new edition of a book called In Hiding: The Life of Manuel Cortes, by the late Ronald Fraser. It's the extraordinary story ...
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