Reading92 Sculpture (Spain)

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Rosalía de Castro (1837 - 1885)

at Padrón, Galicia, 1957by José María Mateos

Rosalía de Castro (1837 - 1885) at Padrón, Galicia

Padrón, Galicia

Rosalía de Castro (1837 - 1885) Buenos Aires

Rosalía de Castro (1837 - 1885) Rosalia de Castro is today the unquestioned poet laureate of Galicia (Spain). Highly educated, expected to speak and write Spanish only, she took the bold, unconventional step of writing her early poems in the Galician language.

Rosalía de Castro (1837-1885) Barakaldo (Basque Country in Spain)

BarakaldoRosalía de Castro (1837-1885)

Ferrol Rosalía de Castro

by Manuel Ferreiro Badía, 1991

La Coruña Rosalía de Castro by Manuel Ferreiro Badía, 1989

Although she was the author of a number of novels, she is best known for her poetry. She is the symbol and representation of Galician feelings and the greatest exponent of the poetry of its people

Rosalía de Castro in Porto, Portugal by Barata Feyo, inaugurated 1954

Rosalía de Castro in Porto, Portugal

Vigo Rosalía de Castro (1837-1885) by Armando Rodríguez, 1995

Vigo Rosalía de Castro

(1837-1885) by Armando

Rodríguez, 1995

Vigo Rosalía de Castro (1837-1885) by Armando Rodríguez, 1995

Santiago de Compostela Paseo da Ferradura, Alameda Park Rosalía de Castro by Isidro de Benito and Francisco Clivilles (1917)

Apart from the writer, the monument includes popular characters, souls of her work, and titles of her most important publications: 'El caballero de las botas azules', 'Cantares gallegos', 'En las orillas del Sar', 'Follas novas'

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Almeria Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso (1838 – 1908)

Almeria Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso

(1838 – 1908) by Lourdes Umérez, 2005

PadrónCamilo José Cela (1916 - 2002)

by Manuel Ferreiro Badía

PadrónCamilo José Cela (1916 - 2002)

by Manuel Ferreiro Badía

LeónAntoni Gaudí (1852 –1926) by José Luis Fernández

LeónAntoni Gaudí

(1852 –1926) by José Luis

Fernández

LeónAntoni Gaudí (1852 –1926)

by José Luis Fernández

LeónAntoni Gaudí

by José Luis Fernández

Oviedo Monumento a Conde de Campomanes

Oviedo Monumento a Conde de Campomanes (1723 –1802)by Amado González Hevia

Oviedo Monument to Conde de

Campomanes (1723 –1802)by Amado González Hevia

Oviedo Monument to Conde de Campomanes

MadridCampus de Vicálvaro de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Juan de Avalos (1911-

2006) Miguel de Cervantes

Juan de Avalos Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)

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(1911-2006) Miguel de

Cervantes in Esquivias

EsquiviasConvento de los

capuchinos

Alcalá de HenaresSculpture tribute to Cervantes and his work

The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote

Alcalá de HenaresCasa de Cervantes, en la Calle Mayor

Cambados – Pontevedra Ramón Cabanillas Enríquez

(1876-1959) by Francisco Leiro, 2011

Cambados – Pontevedra Ramón Cabanillas

Enríquez (1876-1959) by Francisco Leiro, 2011

Cambados Sculpture near

Cambados library. Cabanillas words

Santiago de Compostela Eugenio Montero Ríos (1832-1914) by Mariano Benlliure (1862-1947)

Santiago de Compostela Eugenio Montero Ríos (1832-1914) by Mariano Benlliure (1862-1947)

Santiago de Compostela Eugenio Montero Ríos (1832-1914) by Mariano Benlliure (1862-1947)

Alameda Park is Santiago de

Compostela’s most representative green space and consists

of three different parts: Paseo da

Alameda, Carballeira (oak grove) de Santa

Susana andPaseo da Ferradura. 

The park borders part of the old town

and provides a magnificent view of

the monumental west façade of the

cathedral. It shows a large variety and size

of trees and ornamental species,

such as its oak groves. These oak

trees are typical from Galicia

Santiago de Compostela, Mirador da Alameda

Santiago de Compostela, Mirador da Alameda Manuel Vázquez Figueroa (1708-1783)

Santiago de Compostela, Mirador da Alameda Manuel Vázquez Figueroa (1708-1783)

Santiago de Compostela, Mirador da Alameda Manuel Vázquez Figueroa (1708-1783)

Manuel

Vázquez Figueroa

(1708-1783) by Francisco Vidal Castro

1898

Manuel Vázquez Figueroa (1708-

1783) by Francisco Vidal

Castro 1898

Sound: Begoña Olavide - Romance de Gerineldo

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Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanuwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda

2016