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The government of Guatemala awarded him the Order of the Quetzal, one of the country's highest honors for his artistic contributions during his career. [2] [3] Recinos was born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, in 1928. [2] He died at the Hospital Hermano Pedro in Guatemala City on October 2, 2011, at the age of 83. [2] [3] He had been treated for ...
The La Merced Church in Antigua, Guatemala. Much of Guatemala's architecture is influenced by Spanish styles due to its history as a colonial territory of Spain. [3] Spanish influence can be seen particularly well in the structures of The Antigua Cathedral and the La Merced Church, [3] [4] both of which were built in the colonial era. [5]
The museum is housed in the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, which dates to the 16th century and was once the seat of the Captaincy General of Guatemala. [5] The building is also a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site. [6] The first phase of the museum was inaugurated on September 10, 2021. [7]
Antonia Matos (21 November 1902 – 22 June 1994) was a Guatemalan painter.Her work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in which she submitted the oil painting "La Carrera de Piraguas". [1]
Nan Cuz was born in 1927 in Secoyocte, in the municipio of Senahú in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.Her mother was Q’eqchi' Maya, her father German.While she was growing up with her mother and grandmother in the traditional Mayan way, her father returned to Germany and married there.
La Capilla del Hombre in Quito. The painter Oswaldo Guayasamín's La Capilla del Hombre ("The Chapel of Man") occupies a site in Bellavista overlooking the city of Quito, Ecuador. The Capilla is a purpose-built art museum dedicated to the peoples of Latin America. Construction of Guayasamín's masterpiece began in 1995 and unfortunately was not ...
La Borinqueña " [b] [c] is the official anthem [4] of Puerto Rico. [ 5 ] After Puerto Rico became known as "The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in 1952, [ 4 ] the first elected governor, Luis Muñoz Marín , signed law #2 of July 24, 1952, which made an altered version of the musical composition known as "La Borinqueña" its national anthem.
Los Sueños (Dreams or Visions) is a satirical prose work by the Spanish Baroque writer Francisco de Quevedo.Written between 1605 and 1622, it was first published in Barcelona in 1627 under the title Sueños y discursos de verdades descubridoras de abusos, vicios y engaños en todos los oficios del mundo ("Dreams and discourses on truths revealing abuses, vices and deceptions in all the ...