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Camilo Díaz Baliño
Camilo Buenaventura Díaz Baliño (1889–1936) was a Spanish writer, politician, Galician intellectual and graphic artist. He was a member of the , the Irmandades da Fala, the Seminar of Galician Studies, and of the Galicianist Party. He was executed by Franco's Nationalist faction at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. Background Along with the artists , and , he was a founding member of the " Brotherhood of the Language" (''Galician:'' Irmandades da Fala) in the province of Province of A Coruña. He was a writer and was published in the Galician press of the time, especially in . He hosted various meetings in his home, related to the activities of the Irmandades da Fala, and it was frequented by several Galician intellectuals of the time, including , Castelao and Otero Pedrayo. He was executed around August 14 by the Nationalists at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. Personal life In 1909 he married Antonia Pardo Méndez, with whom he had three children: María ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galicianism
Galicianism () is a regionalist political movement in Galicia, Spain. Origins The concept of Galicianism first appeared in the mid-nineteenth century. At that time in history it was initially known as "provincialism". Soon it was referred to as regionalism. This was a reaction to the increased centralization of the Spanish State (following the French model of nation-state) which attempted to eradicate internal administrative, and to some point cultural, differences within the country. The term Galicianism as such was coined after the establishment of the '' Irmandades da Fala'' (Brotherhoods of the Galician Language), in 1916, and the apparition of modern Galician nationalism. The ''Irmandades da Fala'' was an organization hosting members from both the lower-middle-class and intellectuals. This organization was led by Antón Vilar Ponte. Within the next decade (1920s), this organization was strengthened by two groups: the nationalists, led by the ''Partido Galeguista'' (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Díaz Pardo
Isaac Díaz Pardo (22 August 1920 – 5 January 2012) was a Galician intellectual strongly attached to both and Cerámica do Castro. Background He was an intellectual galicianist, painter, ceramist, designer, editor and businessman. He was born in Santiago de Compostela and died in A Coruña. In 2009, he received the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes (Gold Medal of Merit in Fine Arts) of Spain. Isaac Díaz Pardo was the son of painter and scenographer Camilo Díaz Baliño. His childhood home was the venue for meetings connected to League of Friends of the Galician Language as Díaz Baliño was an active member. The meetings were attended by the likes of Castelao, Vicente Risco, Ramón Otero Pedrayo, Ramón Cabanillas, Antón Villar Ponte, Eduardo Blanco Amor and Francisco Asorey. He is considered part of the second generation of renovators of Galician art of the 20th century, known as '' Os renovadores'' (in Galician, ''the renovators''). Díaz Pard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People Executed By Francoist Spain
Many notable people were executed during Francoist Spain. In the history of Spain, the ''White Terror'' (; also known as the Francoist Repression, ''la Represión franquista'') describes the political repression, including executions and rapes, which were carried out by the Nationalist faction during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), as well as during the following years of the regime of General Francisco Franco. In the 1936–1975 period, Francoist Spain had many officially designated enemies: Loyalists to the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1939), Liberals, socialists of different stripes, Protestants, intellectuals, homosexual people, Freemasons, Romanis, Jews, Black people, immigrants, Basque, Catalan, Andalusian and Galician nationalists. This is a list of notable people executed during the period of "Francoist Spain": A * Manuel Acero* Pere Adrover Fort * Ramón Acín * Lorenzo Aguirre * José Alarcón * Otilio Alba Polo * Mariano Albert Reigada * Nicasio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province of A Coruña, having also served as political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and as a regional administrative centre between 1833 and 1982. A Coruña is located on a promontory in the Golfo Ártabro, a large gulf on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the main industrial and financial centre of northern Galicia, and holds the headquarters of the Universidade da Coruña. A Coruña is the Spanish city featuring the tallest mean-height of buildings, also featuring a population density of of built land area. Name Origin There is no clear evidence as to what the name derives from. It seems to be from ''Crunia'', of unknown origin and meaning, documented for the first time at the time of Ferdinand II of Leó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ortegal
Ortegal is a ''Comarcas of Galicia, comarca'' in the north of the Galicia (Spain), Galician Province of A Coruña, Spain. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the Province of Lugo to the east, the comarca of O Eume to the south, and comarca of Ferrol (comarca), Ferrol to the west. It covers an area of 394.3 km2, which accounts for 1.33% of all the land area in Galicia. The overall population of this region was 13,916 at the 2011 census; the latest official 2022 census was 11,466.Estimate at 1 January 2022: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid. Municipalities The comarca comprises the following four municipalities: References {{coord, 43, 41, 35, N, 7, 50, 39, W, type:adm3rd_source:kolossus-cawiki, display=title Comarcas of the Province of A Coruña ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nativity Scene
In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche ( or ), or in Italian ''presepio'' or ''presepe'', or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmastide, Christmas season, of art objects representing the nativity of Jesus, birth of Jesus.Berliner, R. ''The Origins of the Creche''. Gazette des Beaux-Arts, 30 (1946), p. 251. While the term "nativity scene" may be used of any representation of the very common subject of the Nativity of Jesus in art, it has a more specialized sense referring to seasonal displays, in particular sets of individual sculptural figures and props that are arranged for display. Other characters from the nativity story, such as shepherds, sheep, and angels may be displayed near the manger in a barn (building), barn (or cave) intended to accommodate farm animals, as described in the Gospel of Luke. A donkey and an ox are typically depicted in the scene, and the Biblical Magi#, Magi and their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oro De La Amanecida De Manuel Fuentes Jorge, 1920
Oro or ORO, meaning gold in Spanish and Italian, may refer to: Music and dance * Oro (dance), a Balkan circle dance * Oro (eagle dance), an eagle dance from Montenegro and Herzegovina * "Oro" (Mango song), 1984 * "Oro" (Jelena Tomašević song), the Serbian entry in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest * ''ORO'', an album by Ufomammut * ''Óró – A Live Session'', an album by Máire Brennan * '' Oro: Grandes Éxitos'', an album by ABBA * Oro album, an RIAA certification for Spanish-language albums Places * Oro, Estonia, a village * Orø, an island in Denmark * Örö, a Finnish island northeast of Oskarshamn, Sweden * 4733 ORO, a main-belt asteroid * Oro City, Colorado, US, a ghost town * Oro County, Kansas Territory, a US county from 1859 to 1861 * Oro Moraine, Ontario, Canada, a glacial moraine * Oro Province, Papua New Guinea ** Oro Bay * Oro-Medonte or Oro, Ontario, Canada, a township * Yonggwang County or Oro, North Korea ** Oro concentration camp, a North Korean concen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carpenter's Pencil (film)
''The Carpenter's Pencil'' () is a 2003 Spanish war drama film directed by Antón Reixa, scored by Antón Seoane and starring Tristán Ulloa, Luis Tosar and María Adánez. It is set in the Spanish Civil War in Galicia, Spain, and is based on the novel of the same name by Manuel Rivas; the director read the novel at least seventy eight times. The film got 171,325 spectators and was described as well-meaning and Manichean. Luis Tosar said that his part in this film was the most difficult role he has portrayed. Part of the story is based on the life of the cartoonist Camilo Díaz Baliño. Cast See also * List of Spanish films of 2003 A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carpenter's Pencil, The Spanish war drama fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Carpenter's Pencil
''The Carpenter's Pencil'' (''O lapis do carpinteiro'' in Galician language, Galician) is a book written by the Galician people, Galician author Manuel Rivas. The story revolves around a young couple, Daniel Da Barca and Marisa Mallo. Their happiness is destroyed when Galicia (Spain), Galicia falls under a Falangist dictatorship. What follows is a poor summary of the book, but instead relies on the plot of a movie based on the Rivas's novel. The plot Dr Daniel Da Barca is a left-wing political activist who believes that women should have the right to vote in Galicia. He attends many rallies and gives speeches, always accompanied by his devoted girlfriend Marisa Mallo. Unbeknown to Da Barca, he has been watched by Herbal, an agent for the Civil Guard. When the Falanxists take control of the country, Da Barca is arrested for his left wing ideals in Santiago de Compostela. Meanwhile, Marisa's father Don Benito is trying to marry her off to Alejandro, a lieutenant in the Falanxis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Rivas
Manuel Rivas Barrós (born 24 October 1957 in A Coruña, Spain) is a Spanish writer, poet and journalist. Biography Manuel Rivas Barrós began his writing career at the age of 15. He has written articles and literary essays for Spanish newspapers and television stations including ''Television de Galicia'', ''El Ideal Gallego'', ''La Voz de Galicia'', ''El País'', and was the sub-editor of ''Diario 16'' in Galicia. He was a founding member of Greenpeace Spain and played an important role during the 2002 Prestige oil spill near the Galician coast. Work As of 2017, Rivas has published 9 anthologies of poetry, 14 novels and several literature essays. He is considered a revolutionary in contemporary Galician literature. His 1996 book ''¿Que me queres, amor?'', a series of sixteen short stories, was adapted by director José Luis Cuerda for his film '' La lengua de las mariposas''. His 1998 novel '' O lapis do carpinteiro'' has been published in nine countries and is the most wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleiros, Galicia
Oleiros (Spanish and Galician: ) is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. The whole municipality is basically a residential area and the vast majority of its residents commute on a daily basis to the neighbor city of A Coruña. Oleiros is the wealthiest municipality in Galicia, it enjoys very high living standards and is notably famous for its public gardens and for a very careful urban planning. The population is more dense in the four major urban areas of Oleiros: Santa Cristina-Perillo, Santa Cruz, Oleiros and Mera. The wealthiest inhabitants of Oleiros usually live in suburbs outside these urban areas. Many of these suburbs are composed of terraced or semidetached houses. Some rural areas still exist all across the municipality. Geography Limits at north with the Ria of Betanzos, at east with Sada and Bergondo municipalities, at south with Cambre and Culleredo municipalities and at west with A Coruña m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
