Español III –Sra. Laurencio
TRABAJO DE CLASE – valor: 20 pts
Nombre: _______________________________________ Fecha: ___________________
Un grabado de Goya – cultura
Búsqueda en la Internet
This scavenger hunt will help you better understand the culture presented in your reader “Un grabado de
Goya”. Click on each link for the following topics and complete the information. When you finish the
scavenger hunt study the information for a prueba la próxima semana.
Capítulo 1: La Navidad en México:
http://gomexico.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/a/posadas.htm
Posadas are an important part of Mexican __________________________. The word posada means
"__________________" or "shelter" in Spanish, and these celebrations recreate Mary and Joseph's
search for a place to stay in Bethlehem. Posadas are held on each of the nine nights leading up to
Christmas, from December 16 to 24th.
Capítulo 2: ¡ESPAÑA!
a) La Playa Mayor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Mayor,_Madrid
The Plaza Mayor was built during the Habsburg period and is a central plaza in the city of ____________,
Spain. It is located only a few Spanish blocks away from another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol. The
Plaza Mayor is rectangular in shape, and is surrounded by three-story ___________________ buildings
having 237 breathtaking balconies facing the Plaza. It has a total of _________________entranceways.
Watch the you tube video and answer the following question.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkeOIuhFT5A
Name 5 things that people are doing in the Plaza Mayor.
1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________
b) El Museo del Prado:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_del_Prado
The Museo del Prado is the main Spanish national ___________________________, located in
central Madrid. It features one of the world's finest collections of European art, from the 12th
century to the early 19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and unquestionably the
best single collection of ________________________. The best-known work on display at the
museum is ________________________ by Velázquez.
c) La tuna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuna_%28music%29
A tuna is a group of ___________________ students who play ______________ and sing
_______________________. The tradition began as a means of helping students to
_______________ or ___________.
http://www.romereports.com/palio/the-tuna-historic-spanish-music-group-to-welcome-pope-in-madridfor-wyd-2011-english-4607.html
Watch some of the video. Who is the tuna singing for?________________________
Where are they singing? ______________________________________________
Why is there costume green and white? ___________________________________
Capítulo 3: Artistas famosos
A. El Greco: http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg29/gg29-main1.html
El Greco was a ________________ artist who had an _____________________ style.
His paintings were very intense due to the unnaturally _______________ figures and strong contrasts
of ____________________ and __________________.
Double-click on some of the paintings to see these characteristics.
B. Velásquez: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez
Velasquez was an artist in the court of King ________________________. He painted in the
Baroque period and was an important _______________________ artist.
Scroll down to look at some of his portraits.
C. Goya: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Goya
Goya was a Spanish __________________ painter. He was a painter to the Spanish crown and was
both a __________________________ on and a chronicler of his time.
Scroll down to see some of his paintings.
Capítulo 6:
El Rastro: http://www.esmadrid.com/en/rastro-flea-market
“Dating back to mediaeval times, El Rastro is one of the oldest __________________ in Europe, yet also
one of the most modern. Throngs of sellers and buyers, natives and tourists, have made El Rastro one of
the most ________________ in the city, a must-see in all guide books.
This is one of the key symbols of _____________. A visit to the ________________ flea market is a
must for any visitor's first _____________ in Madrid, and a usual strolling ground for Madrileños on
public holiday mornings.”
Capítulo 7:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso,_Duke_of_Anjou_and_C%C3%A1diz
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou, Duke of Cádiz, Grandee of Spain (Alfonso Jaime Marcelino Manuel Víctor María de
Borbón y Dampierre, French citizen as Alphonse de Bourbon) (20 April 1936 – 30 January 1989) was a
grandson of ___________ Alfonso XIII of ________________ and a Legitimist claimant to the defunct
throne of France as Alphonse II.
Capítulo 10:
a) La Rosca de Reyes:
http://blog.mexgrocer.com/rosca-de-reyes-mexican-tradition
The Rosca de Reyes, or ring-shaped Rosca de Reyes is a sweet
round, ____________ or oval shape Mexican __________________,
decorated with slices of crystallized or candied ______________ colors. The King cake is also called:
biscuit, cake or sweet bread to _______________ the three ______________.
The celebration of Epiphany to enjoy the Rosca de Reyes is a Mexican tradition that takes place, 12 days
after __________________, each year in social reunions with family, friends or colleagues in offices or
homes.
b) La Gran Vía:
http://www.aviewoncities.com/madrid/granvia.htm
The lively street is one of the city's most
important ______________ areas. It also
contains a large number of ______________ and
large movie theaters. But what makes this street so
special it the _______________ design of many of the large buildings.
Capítulo 12:
a) El día de los inocentes:
http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/society/holidays/santos-inocentes.asp
“…Spain, being the country of fiestas, makes room for one more celebration between Christmas Eve and
New Year's Eve. This celebration is called El Día de los Santos Inocentes or “Holy Innocents' Day”, and it is
a day in which everyone young and old become wary that they may be the ______________________ that
gets duped by _________________.”
“…Today, the celebration is festive and ________________, with people _______________________
and pranks on each other as much as possible… basically, just being __________________!
b) El Escorial:
http://www.el-escorial.com/
“The Escorial is a vast ___________________ complex located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, near
Madrid, in _________________________. The building is the most important architectural
_______________ of the Spanish Renaissance.”
“…The building complex, severe in its lines, has four principal stories with large ________________ at
each corner.”
c) el Valle de los Caídos:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_de_los_Ca%C3%ADdos
The Valle de los Caídos, “Valley of the Fallen") is a Catholic basilica and a monumental ______________ in
the municipality of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, erected at Cuelgamuros Valley in the Sierra de Guadarrama,
near ____________, conceived by Spanish dictator _______________________ to honour and bury
those who fell during the Spanish _______________________.
Capíitulo 13:
a) Dalí
http://salvadordalipaintings.blogspot.com/
Salvador Dali, 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a Spanish Catalan surrealist
______________________ born in Figueres, _________________, Spain. Salvador Dalí was a skilled
draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his _______________ work.
“…La persistencia de la memoria (1931) or The Persistence of _______________ is the most famous
___________________ by artist Salvador Dalí. The painting has also been popularly known as "Soft
Watches", "Droopy Watches", "The Persistence of Time", or "Melting Clocks".
►Scroll down to the painting “La persistencia de la memoria” and describe it:
___________________________________________________________________________
b) El Día de los tres reyes:
http://tudecidesmedia.com/traditions-the-tradition-of-three-kings-day-p3002-128.htm
January 6th is Three Kings Day. It is a date celebrated throughout _________________________,
Spain, and in __________________ communities of the _______________________. This is the
Epiphany of the church calendar, the 12th day _____________ ____________________, when the Magi
arrived bearing gifts for baby Jesus. Traditionally, children receive _______________ on this day,
brought by the three kings, Melchor, Gaspar and Baltazar. In Latin America, January 6th, and not
necessarily Christmas, is the day that ______________ receive their ___________________.
Capítulo 14:
a) La Noche Vieja:
http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/society/holidays/nochevieja.asp
As the midnight hour nears on the night of __________________________, Spaniards have already had
dinner with their families, and unlike Christmas Eve traditions that call on family members to remain
together at home, tonight they’re hitting the _________________ dressed up in their ____________
______________ attire.
They’ll also be carrying a bottle of cava or _______________ –the most chic may have champagne- and a
package that contains one of the ritualistic elements that best characterizes Spanish
________________: the _________________ ________________, las _____________
_____________ de la suerte.
b) La Puerta del Sol:
http://www.gomadrid.com/sights/puerta-del-sol.html
This is _________________ most famous and most central ____________________, located just a
short walk from the Plaza Mayor.
…If you look to the "flat" south side of the semi circle you will see a _____________
________________, part of a building known as the "Real Casa de Correos".
…The clock is the famous clock all _____________ turn their eyes to on _________ ________
_______, guzzling down a grape to each of it's twelve chimes at midnight.
What is the name of this official symbol
of the city?
_______________________________