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  2. Spanish Renaissance - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Renaissance was a movement in Spain, emerging from the Italian Renaissance in Italy during the 14th century, that spread to Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries. [ 1 ] This new focus in art , literature , quotes and science inspired by the Greco-Roman tradition of Classical antiquity , received a major impulse from several ...

  3. Renaissance - Wikipedia

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    Later Spanish Renaissance tended toward religious themes and mysticism, with poets such as Luis de León, Teresa of Ávila, and John of the Cross, and treated issues related to the exploration of the New World, with chroniclers and writers such as Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and Bartolomé de las Casas, giving rise to a body of work, now known as ...

  4. Spanish Renaissance literature - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish Renaissance began with the unification of Spain by the Catholic Monarchs and included the reigns of Carlos I and Felipe II. For this reason, it is possible to distinguish two stages: Reign of Carlos I: New ideas are received and the Italian Renaissance is imitated. Reign of Felipe II: The Spanish Renaissance withdraws into itself ...

  5. Spanish Renaissance architecture - Wikipedia

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    Rooted in Renaissance humanism and a renewed interest in Classical architecture, [1] the style became distinguished by a synthesis of Gothic and Italian Renaissance elements. The style is a creation of uniquely Spanish phases notable because of both rich ornamentation and restrained minimalism. [2]

  6. Plateresque - Wikipedia

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    Plateresque, meaning "in the manner of a silversmith" (plata being silver in Spanish), was an artistic movement, especially architectural, developed in Spain and its territories, which appeared between the late Gothic and early Renaissance in the late 15th century and spread over the next

  7. Old Spanish - Wikipedia

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    Old Spanish (roman, romançe, romaz; [3] Spanish: español medieval), also known as Old Castilian or Medieval Spanish, refers to the varieties of Ibero-Romance spoken predominantly in Castile and environs during the Middle Ages. The earliest, longest, and most famous literary composition in Old Spanish is the Cantar de mio Cid (c. 1140–1207).

  8. List of Spanish words borrowed from Italian - Wikipedia

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    Laburar (Rioplatense Spanish), from Italian lavorare, = "to work" Mafioso. Criminal. From "Mafioso". Milanesa. Food. From "Milanese" (a food made with meat and bread). Mina. (Buenos Aires Lunfardo), an informal word for woman (from Lombard dialect) Mortadela. Food. From "Mortadella" (a food made from pork and chicken)

  9. History of the Spanish language - Wikipedia

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    Words of Germanic origin are common in all varieties of Spanish. The modern words for the cardinal directions (norte, este, sur, oeste), for example, are all taken from Germanic words (compare north, east, south and west in Modern English), after the contact with Atlantic sailors. These words did not exist in Spanish prior to the 15th century.