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La pinta first appeared around the mid-17th century. Like the Italian-suited tarot , the deck is used for both game playing and cartomancy . The Spanish deck has been widely considered to be part of the occult in many Hispanic American countries, yet they continue to be used widely for card games and gambling, especially in Spain.
Hand of French-suited cards Tarot playing cards from Austria Suit of Bells from a Bavarian pack. A playing card is a piece of specially prepared card stock, heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic that is marked with distinguishing motifs.
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!
The House of the Spirits (Spanish: La casa de los espíritus, 1982) is the debut novel of Isabel Allende. The novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers before being published in Barcelona in 1982. [2] It became an instant best-seller, was critically acclaimed, and catapulted Allende to literary stardom.
The Casa de Contratación (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkasa ðe kontɾataˈθjon], House of Trade) or Casa de la Contratación de las Indias ("House of Trade of the Indies") was established by the Crown of Castile, in 1503 in the port of Seville (and transferred to Cádiz in 1717) as a crown agency for the Spanish Empire. It functioned until 1790 ...
Antibiotic use was not associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in healthy older adults, according to a recent study.
Joey Lawrence is owning up to his "mistakes" after reconciling with his wife Samantha Cope.. The actor, 48, announced his reconciliation with Cope, 37, on Dec. 4 via Instagram, and is now opening ...
Main building of the Casa de las Américas in Vedado/Havana. Casa de las Américas is an organization that was founded by the Cuban Government in April 1959, four months after the Cuban Revolution, for the purpose of developing and extending the socio-cultural relations with the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and the rest of the world.