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The Royal Cloth

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:14 +0000

Philip IV and his courtly circle are hunting a wild boar in a forest clearing in one of the most common courtly practices. The monarch is depicted on horseback in the centre of the composition carrying a spear intended for hunting while accompanied by the Count Duke of Olivares and probably his two brothers. Wild boar hunting was an expensive as well as traditional practice that marked special occasions when the king hunted the animal within the boundaries of a canvas. This painting by Velázquez was intended for the Torre de la Parada. This image is an excellent resource for an insight into the leisure and festive celebrations of the Court in the Modern Age.

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The political decadence of the Golden Age. Memory of Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:59 +0000

Episode 14 of the documentary series “Memories of Spain”. In the descriptor that appears on the rtve a la carta website, the following summary is given: Philip III reigns in Spain (1578-1621). He was succeeded by Philip IV (1605-1665). We are in the Golden Age, although the decline of the great Empire that Spain had been soon began. This programme uses images from the TVE archive from the series: ‘Cervantes’ by Alfonso Hungría, ‘Don Quixote’ by Gutiérrez Aragón, ‘El Alcalde de Zalamea’ by Federico Ruiz and ‘El Buscón’ by Luciano Berriatua. It is advised by Ricardo García Cárcel and lasts 44:52 minutes

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Baroque Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:54 +0000

Kairos is an educational project of the National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training of the Ministry of Education, directed by Dr. Antonio Rodríguez de las Heras. Together with methodological contributions aimed at reinforcing the teaching of history, it contains proposals for the development of History content taught in Secondary Education and Baccalaureate. This content refers to the unit “La España del Barroco” for the subject History of Spain Bachillerato (2006).

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17th century Spain

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:48 +0000

Website of Professor Juan Carlos Ocaña which explains the block of contents on “17th century Spain”, adapted to the subject of History of Spain in the Second Baccalaureate (2005), in which the following sections are included: The Habsburgs in the 17th century: rule of the Validates and internal conflicts; the crisis of 1640; 17th century Spain: the decline of the Spanish empire in Europe; 17th century Spain: economic and social evolution in the 17th century; 17th century Spain: cultural splendour. The Golden Age

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