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Lección 2

PANORAMA: España

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Search the Internet to learn how Spain is politically organized. Also, discover some of its artistic representations.

Algunas palabras clave
Antonio Gaudí
Barcelona Gaudí architecture
Casa Batlló
Casa Milà (La Pedrera)
España comunidades autónomas mapa provincias
España mapa provincias
Gaudí Central
las comunidades autónomas de España
Las Meninas information
Museo del Prado
Parc Güell
Sagrada Familia
Velázquez information

  1. Spain is divided in comunidades autónomas, and each one of them is made up by provinces. a) How many comunidades autónomas make up the territory of Spain? b) What provinces make up these comunidades? c) What is the capital of each one of these comunidades?
    Andalucía
    Aragón
    Castilla-La Mancha
    Castilla-León
    Cataluña
    Galicia
    Islas Baleares
    País Vasco



  2. a) Who is Gaudí? What influences his work? What defines the uniqueness of Gaudí's style? What sets him apart from his contemporaries? b) Get familiar with these creations of Gaudí, some of Barcelona’s most remarkable landmarks. What type of constructions are they? What are some of the elements that make them stand out?
    Casa Batlló
    Casa Milà (La Pedrera)
    Parc Güell
    Sagrada Familia



  3. a) Who is Velázquez? What does the title of his painting Las Meninas mean? What other fact(s) did you find about this painting? b) Visit El Prado Museum and name three other Spanish painters whose works are on display there. Name one painting by each of these painters.



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