2007-01-18 09:54:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Salvador Dali ,, the Sur- Realist painter.
I just love his artwork :
http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/collection/collection_highlights.html
2007-01-18 10:00:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Isabella 1 to find new riches for Spain in his quest for new trade routes and lands. Isabella's husband. King Ferdinand introduced the Spanish Inquistion circa 15 years before Columbus set sail.
Roman Emporers Hadrian - who built a wall in the North of England to keep the Scots from invading, fighting, and stealing - and Marcus Aurelius were born there.
Juan Ponce de Leon who discovered the Fountain of Youth
Catherine of Aragon, a wife of Henry VIII
General Francesco Franco's fascist regime started the Spanish Civil War, which was later referred to as the first battle of WWII.
Old Master artists include El Greco, Francisco Goya, and Diege Velazquez. Modern artists include Picasso, Salvador Dali, and architect Alejandro de la Sota
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are two of the best football (soccer) teams in the world
If I can think of anything else, I will send it later.....
2007-01-18 18:34:56 · answer #2 · answered by Jara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz
2007-01-18 17:57:57 · answer #3 · answered by Esther 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christopher Columbus
Salvador DalÃ
Penelope Cruz
Antonio Banderas
2007-01-18 17:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
El Cid, Cervantes, Tor Quemada, Francisco Franco, Ferdinand and Isabella.
2007-01-18 17:57:29 · answer #5 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pablo Picasso, King Ferdinand, Queen Isabella, Goya (famous classical artist)...provide a good start.
2007-01-18 17:58:32 · answer #6 · answered by Donelle Leslie Deuel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fernando Alonso - F1 World Champion
2007-01-18 17:58:00 · answer #7 · answered by mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salvador Dali
2007-01-18 17:59:03 · answer #8 · answered by Mario Savio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As well as those listed in the other answers:
Ignatius of Loyola, Hernan Cortez, Francisco Pizarro, and for a slight change of pace, Rafael Nadal.
2007-01-18 18:28:00 · answer #9 · answered by Tim N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S.today? Antonio Banderas
Elsewhere? In former times?
King Philip II was thought pretty good in his time.
2007-01-18 17:58:07 · answer #10 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋