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El Siglo De Oro
The Renaissance in Spain
AfirmaciÓn
I
f “el Siglo de Oro” had not
occurred you would not speak
Spanish today.
¿Por qué?
L
asted through 16th century (1500s)• Inspired by antiquity (Greece and Rome) as well as Italian
Renaissance • Led to advancement in Art, Literature, and Exploration
B
egan in 1492• Spain was officially united under Christianity• Western discovery of the Americas• Publication of Grámatica of the vernacular (common) Spanish
language
Fechas importantes
I
sabella of Castile and
Ferdinand of Aragon • Married in 1469• Catholic• Ordered the
Reconquista (reuniting of territory now Spain)
• Financial supporters of exploration and the arts
Uniting España
L
ocated in region of Granada
M
uslims from Morocco
F
lourishing Islamic culture• Alhambra
N
eeded to remove them to unite
Spain under Christianity
Los Moros
Reconquista
La Alhambra
T
ool to remove foreigners and
heretics (including Conversos (Jews
converted to Christianity), Moriscos
(Muslims converted to Christianity),
some Protestants)
C
hurch and Government lead
K
nown for torture?• Garrucha: Victim suspended
from ceiling by wrists• Toca: waterboarding• Potro: the rack
Inquisición Española
F
unded by Isabella and Ferdinand, Carlos I
M
ain explorers for Spain:• Cristobal Colombo (Hispañola)• Francisco Pizarro (Inca)• Hernán Cortez (Aztec)• Francisco Coronado (southwest US)• Ponce de Leon (Florida)
M
otives: • Wealth- gold and spices• Power• Trade• Catholicism• Territory
C
olombian exchange:• People, crops, animals, ideas goods
S
pain became leading power in world
Exploración
Cortes and Montezuma- Mexico
Spanish territory during Renaissance
S
trongly patronized by Monarchy and
Church• Intellectual• somewhat realistic• religious
E
l Greco
D
iego Velázquez
F
rancisco de Zurbarán
Arte
I
nfluenced by classical
Greece/Rome
R
eplaced Gothic structures
E
dificios importantes• El Escorial- palacio de Felipe
I• La Plaza Mayor- central de
Madrid
Arquitectura
El Escorial
La Plaza Mayor
L
a Gramática- Antonio de Nebrija• Created common grammar
D
rama:• Lope de Vega-developed
guidelines, wrote about common people
M
iguel de Cervantes• Don Quijote de la Mancha
• First modern novel• Most famous book in Spanish
literature
Literatura
El Fin
Spain’s influence declines:• Excessive spending by Felipe II• Inflation- influx of silver• Territorial Wars
Emphasis shifted from Renaissance ideals to
Baroque (new, eccentric, explosive characteristics)
but culture had changed forever
AFirmación
I
f “el Siglo de Oro” had not occurred you would not speak Spanish today.
¿Estás de acuerdo?
¿Por qué?
T
area: Escribe ½ pág o más (en inglés) defending your opinion on the above
statement. Use examples based on what you know about the Renaissance in Italy
and what you learned about the Golden Age in Spain during this presentation.