Category:Spanish

Spain / Spanish (Home Page) The category: Spanish, highlights the national and linguistic identity of Scholars, Authors and Artists, associated with Spain and Spanish culture. The Spaniards are an ethnic group that primarily inhabit Spain and speak the Spanish language (circa 47 million). Most Spaniards today live within the borders of independent Spain (circa 46 million). There are Spanish minorities in nearby France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States. Most people in South and Central America are of Spanish descent. See Wikipedia Spanish : Scholars, Authors, & Artists Language(s) : Spanish English - French - German - Italian - Spanish -//- Afrikaans - Albanian - Arabic - Armenian - Bulgarian - Catalan - Chinese - Croatian - Czech - Danish - Dutch - Estonian - Farsi - Finnish - Greek - Hebrew - Hungarian - Icelandic - Japanese - Korean - Latin - Latvian - Lithuanian - Maltese - Norwegian - Persian - Polish - Portuguese - Romanian - Russian - Serbian - Slovak - Slovenian - Swedish - Ukrainian - Welsh - Yiddish

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Famous Spaniards

• San Ignacio de Loyola (c.1491-1556) -- Priest. Founder of the Society of Jesus.

• Isabella I of Castile (1451–1504) -- Queen of Castile and León (1474–1504).

• Francisco Pizarro (1476–1541) -- Explorer.

• Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) -- Mystic, poet, theologian and writer. One of the most popular Catholic saints in Spain. Canonized in 1622.

• El Greco (1541–1614) -- Painter.

• Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) -- Novelist. Author of Don Quixote, a literary classic widely considered one of the best novels ever written. It has been translated in countless languages all over the world. Cervantes himself is also hailed as the most important and influential Spanish-language author of all time.

• Felix Lope de Vega (1562–1635) -- Novelist, poet and playwright

• Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) -- Renowned artist of the Golden Age of Art and Literature (circa 1556-1659), hails from Andalucía. His brush brought to life a multitude of historically and culturally significant compositions, including iconic portraits of the Spanish royal family.

• Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) -- Painter and printmaker. Drew significant inspiration from the works of Velázquez. He stands as a highly influential artist spanning the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Goya specialized primarily in portraiture, producing numerous captivating portraits of the Spanish royal family and the aristocracy.

• Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) -- Architect. His native city of Barcelona boasts several of his renowned works, including Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, and, most notably, La Basílica de la Sagrada Familia. Tragically, Gaudí passed away in 1926 while still engrossed in the construction of La Sagrada Familia, which remains incomplete to this very day.

• Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) -- Painter and sculptor. Creator of works such as Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Guernica. Widely praised as one of the most important, groundbreaking and influential artists of all time, he played a pioneering role in the avant-garde Cubism movement, but his artistic versatility extended beyond painting to encompass sculpture, poetry, playwriting, printmaking, and ceramics.

• Francisco Franco (1892-1975) -- Franco ascended to power following the Nationalist military rebellion, which toppled Spain’s democratic republic in the wake of the Spanish Civil War. He subsequently ruled Spain as a conservative, monarchist general, and dictator, from 1939 to his death in 1975.

• Federico García Lorca (1898–1936) -- Poet and dramatist, known for his poetic works, including “Impresiones y paisajes” (1918) and “Romancero Gitano” (1928). His poetry delved into themes of love and tragedy, drawing inspiration from Gypsy culture, Flamenco music, and Spanish folklore. Tragically, Federico García Lorca’s life was cut short when he was arrested and executed in 1936 by soldiers loyal to Francisco Franco, due to his political views and his homosexuality.

• Luis Buñuel (1900–1983) -- Film director

• Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) -- The renowned Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali, born in Cataluña, unquestionably ranks among the most iconic figures in Spanish history. Dali was a multifaceted creative, engaging in painting, sculpture, writing, filmmaking, and photography. However, he is most celebrated for his imaginative and captivating paintings, exemplified by masterpieces like “The Persistence of Memory.”

• Montserrat Caballé (1933–2018) -- Opera contralto singer.

• Plácido Domingo (1941) -- Opera tenor singer.

• Pedro Almodóvar (1949) -- Film director, screenwriter and producer

• Rafael Nadal (1986) -- A tennis legend with 22 Grand Slam singles titles to his name, ranking second in history. Hailing from Mallorca, Nadal holds the remarkable record of 12 victories at the Roland-Garros French Open.