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a measure or bar; flamencos use the word to mean both (a) the name of the type of twelve-count and (b) the rhythmic skill of a performer contratiempo cross-rhythms; including syncopation and rubato copla verse of cante flamenco, as against the cuple of a (non-flamenco) canto coraje a way of performing that shows impetuosity or daring (lit ...
Caja (meaning "box" in Spanish) can refer to: Caja or caixa, a Spanish savings bank similar to a credit union; Caja project, a former Google project for reducing security risks in HTML, CSS and JavaScript; Caja del Rio, a mesa in New Mexico, USA; Caja vallenata, a drum similar to a tambora; Caja China, see Nochebuena
As a result, out of the 45 cajas in existence at the start of the crisis in 2007, only two have survived in their initial form. The rest were absorbed by banks, dismantling in effect the cajas model in Spain. Their trade association is the Spanish Confederation of Savings Banks (Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorro or CECA).
from Spanish chocolate, from Nahuatl xocolatl meaning "hot water" or from a combination of the Mayan word chocol meaning "hot" and the Nahuatl word atl meaning "water." Choctaw from the native name Chahta of unknown meaning but also said to come from Spanish chato (="flattened") because of the tribe's custom of flattening the heads of male ...
Florencio ("Flor") Morales Ramos (September 5, 1915 – February 23, 1989), better known as Ramito, was a Puerto Rican trovador, and composer who was a native of Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Tapas bar and restaurant at Plaza Mayor, Madrid. Tapas (Spanish:) are appetisers or snacks in Spanish cuisine.They can be combined to make a full meal and are served cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or hot (such as chopitos, which are battered, fried baby squid; or patatas bravas, spicy potatoes).
A lake in El Cajas. Park entrance. Low clouds. Scenic view within the park. El Cajas National Park or Cajas National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional El Cajas) is a national park in the highlands of Ecuador. It is located about 30 km west from Cuenca, the capital of the province of Azuay.
A convicted heretic before the Inquisition, wearing a sanbenito and a capirote (Francisco de Goya). The sanbenito (Spanish: sambenito; [1] [2] Catalan: gramalleta, sambenet, Portuguese: sambenito) was a penitential garment that was used especially during the Portuguese and Spanish Inquisitions.