to increase the Hapsburg’s power in Europe * This effort involved Spain in many Europe Wars * Was known as the Prudent King * Was cautious‚ hardworking and suspicious of others. * Built El Escorial (Granite palace) * served as: * a royal court * art gallery * monastery * and tomb for Spanish Royalty * Used councils of bureaucrats to advise him‚ but he made all of the decisions * Faced many difficulties in ruling Spain and vast European
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History of Banking MONETARY The history of banking depends on the history of money- Two of the earliest things understood as available to barter are -Grain-Money -Food Cattle-Money ((((Grain-money and food cattle-money are used from at least 9000 BC)))) Anatolian Obsidian as a raw material for stone-age tools being distributed as early as 12‚500 B.C.‚ with organized trade occurring in the 9th millennium. ((((In Sardinia one of the four main sites for sourcing the material deposits of obsidian
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this day‚ and even supports a molecular biology team. As a visiting local‚ you won’t want to get caught in the tourist queues. So take a boat from Camden Lock and get in through the little-known canal entrance for just £2 more than regular entry. 9. Royal Observatory‚ Greenwich It’s a bit of a climb for the out-of-shape‚ but a trek up the hill in Greenwich Park will repay the effort. Once you’ve got over the impressive view‚ the Observatory site has plenty to recommend it. The largest refracting telescope
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The Third of May 1808 by Francisco de Goya | The painting: The Third of May‚ 1808 On 2nd of May 1808‚ when the Napoleon’s army invaded Madrid‚ the citizens of Madrid revolted against them. The French army took revenge on the citizens of Madrid on the following day‚ 3rd of May 1808‚ by executing hundreds of the rebellions along with the innocents. Goya illustrated this horrifying event in his painting The third of May‚ 1808. On the left side of the painting is a man in white kneeling
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inventories of the Royal Palace at Madrid (Martin 337). The central focal point is the royal princess‚ Dona Margarita Maria of Austria. Around her are two of the Queen’s maids of honor‚ Dona Maria Augustina on the left and Dona Isabel de Velasco on the right. There is also Velazquez himself standing back of the easel. There are also two older people behind the princess‚ Dona Marcela de Ulloa and an unnamed Guarda Damas. All these people in the painting are members of the royal family. Velazquez believed
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I also noticed that the artist‚ Claudio Coello‚ had signed the painting in the lower left-hand corner (CLAUDIO FA 63). The signature is similar to that on Coello’s earliest signed painting‚ Christ at the Door of the Temple (1660‚ Prado Museum‚ Madrid). In both‚ the letters and date appear to be "carved" into stone here‚ on the platform on which the altar rests. Not only was this depiction of St. Anthony of Padua the first in Coello’s oeuvre (he eventually executed at least three representations
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| Destination and Sector Report - Spain | An insight into Spain as a tourism destination: Will it be one of the most sought after destinations in the near future? – An analysis and feasibility study | | Raaghav Murugappan | Due Date - 18/11/2012 | ID Number – 000001185 Course – Hospitality and Tourism Business Course Code – BUSS101 Lecturer – Mr. Christopher Simon Dutt | Table of Contents Executive Summary ii 1. History of Hospitality and Tourism Sectors in Spain iii
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The “Decline” of Spain in the Seventeenth Century Dr Christopher Storrs‚ University of Dundee One of the most striking phenomena of the early modern period was the rise and then the decline of Spain between the late fifteenth and the late seventeenth centuries. Spain’s rise to be a European and global power began with the marriage (1469) of queen Isabel of Castile (1474–1504) and king Ferdinand of Aragon (1479–1516)‚ whose realm included Aragon proper‚ Valencia and Catalonia. They not only united
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one-month qualifying examination of the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona in one day. From there he went to the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid‚ returning in 1900 to Barcelona. Even though Picasso spent most of his life Paris‚ Barcelona was still considered to be his real home. At the end of the 19th century‚ Picasso was sent off on his own to Madrid’s Royal Academy of San Fernando for the very first time. Soon he began to stop attending classes and that was when he wanted to go to the most famous
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International University of Sarajevo History of Architecture II 19/12/2013 The Baroque Period The historic period which came after Renaissance and changed the worldwide picture in all areas was Baroque. It started in Rome in 16th century (1550-1640) in time when people were exploring the world around them. Baroque‚ which comes from the French word “baroque” and the Portuguese word “barroco”‚ mean deformed and misshaped. In a sense baroque is an appropriate term to describe this new form of ideas
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