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In modern Spanish the title might be rendered El Poema de mi Señor or El Poema de mi Jefe. The expression cantar (literally "to sing") was used to mean a chant or a song. The word Cid (Çid in old Spanish orthography), was a derivation of the dialectal Arabic word سيد sîdi or sayyid, which means lord or master.
This is a list of Puerto Rican literary figures, including poets, novelists, short story authors, and playwrights.It includes people who were born in Puerto Rico, people who are of Puerto Rican ancestry, and long-term residents or immigrants who have made Puerto Rico their home, and who are recognized for their literary work.
Verso de arte mayor (Spanish for 'verse of higher art', or in short 'arte mayor') refers to a multiform verse that appeared in Spanish poetry from the 14th century and has 9 or more syllables. The term 'verso de arte mayor' is also used for the 'pie de arte mayor', which is a verse composed of two hemistiches , each of which has a rhythmic ...
The Museu Alcoià de la Festa MAF (English: Museum of the Moors and Christians of Alcoy) in Alcoy, is a museum dedicated entirely to the festival of the Moros y Cristianos of Alcoy, where the visitors can experience all the details, aspects and feelings surrounding this international festival.
The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos (Spanish for "Castle of the Christian Monarchs"), also known as the Alcázar of Córdoba, is a medieval alcázar (Arabic: القصر, romanized: Al-Qasr, lit. 'The Palace') located in the historic centre of Córdoba (in Andalusia , Spain ), next to the Guadalquivir River and near the Mosque-Cathedral .
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (Spanish: Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada) is a poetry collection by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Published in June 1924, the book launched Neruda to fame at the young age of 19 and is one of the most renowned literary works of the 20th century in the Spanish language.
Isidore of Seville (Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis; c. 560 – 4 April 636) was a Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian, and archbishop of Seville.He is widely regarded, in the words of 19th-century historian Montalembert, as "the last scholar of the ancient world".
St. Francis of Assisi. This statue of St. Francis, the patron saint of the diocese, was installed at the cathedral during the 1967 renovations.. Saint Kateri. Kateri Tekakwitha (1656–1680) is the first North American Indian to be beatified, and was canonized in October 2012.