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The Spanish–American War, known in Spain as the Disaster of the 98 or War of Cuba, arose between Spain and the United States in 1898, during the regency of María Cristina, widow of the king Alfonso XII. For Spain it meant the loss of the overseas colonies and the end of the formerly powerful Spanish empire.
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 .
The National Award for Literature in the Poetry Category (Spanish: Premio Nacional de Literatura en la Modalidad de Poesía) has been presented annually by the Ministry of Culture of Spain since 1977. It recognizes the best work of poetry by a Spanish author, in any of the Spanish languages. Works are nominated by a jury of experts, and must be ...
Dec. 22—While sifting through nearly 350 entries in this year's Pasatiempo Writing Contest, one thing became clear: Santa Fe — and New Mexico — fosters a strong community of writers. Based ...
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The novel Don Quixote (/ ˌ d ɒ n k iː ˈ h oʊ t i /; Spanish: El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha [1]) was written by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes.Published in two volumes a decade apart (in 1605 and 1615), Don Quixote is one of the most influential works of literature from the Spanish Golden Age in the Spanish literary canon.
In medieval Spanish literature, the earliest recorded examples of a vernacular Romance-based literature mix Muslim, Jewish, and Christian culture. One of the notable works is the epic poem Cantar de Mio Cid, composed some time between 1140 and 1207. [dubious – discuss] Spanish prose gained popularity in the mid-thirteenth century. Lyric ...
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