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Video: The Buried Mirror -- Carlos Fuentes
(59 min., 1991, VC 3933, pt. 1)

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See also:
Basques   Catalonia   Portugal
Mexico    Canary Islands
Bullfighting

Other Possible Metaphors:

• Flaminco Dancer
• Holy Week in Seville
  (Madonna)

In the News . . .

• The revival of a historic journey across Spain [pastoralism; transhumance] -- BBCfutureplanet (23 September 2021)
  
  
• No power, no water, no hope: inside Europe’s largest shanty town -- The Guardian (15 January 2021)
  
  
• Spain's young bullfighters – a photo essay -- The Guardian (25 October 2019)
  
  
• ‘Gastronomic terrorism!’ How the cucumber has sliced Spain in two -- The Guardian (04 August 2019)
  
  
• Prisoner wakes up in mortuary in Asturias Spain -- BBCNews (08 January 2018)
  
  
• Spain's elite female bullfighter -- BBCReel (04 January 2019)
  
  
• Cursed are the cheesemakers: Spain and Mexico locked in manchego dispute -- The Guardian (25 January 2018)
  
  
• Could Catalonia make a success of independence? -- BBCNews (22 December 2017)
  
  
• Spain Dismisses Catalonia Government After Region Declares Independence -- The New York Times (27 October 2017)
  
  
• Catalan referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood' -- BBCNews (02 October 2017)
  
  
• Spanish tomato record in annual Tomatina food fight -- BBCNews (30 August 2017)
  
  
• Grapes shrivel as Spanish farmers lament a relentless drought -- TheGuardian (08 July 2017)
  
  
• Secret Mexican diary sheds light on Spanish Inquisition -- BBCNews (04 June 2017)
  
  
• The real reason why Spaniards eat late -- BBCTravel (08 May 2017)
  
  
• The olive oil the Romans loved -- BBCTravel (28 April 2017)
  
  
• This white hood carries many meanings -- BBCculture (13 April 2017)
  
  
• Ritual of slaughtering mother of bull that killed Spanish matador sparks anger online -- The Telegraph (11 July 2016)
  

• maps
  • enlarged map -- The World Factbook
  • Atlas of Spain -- Wikimedia
    • Provinces of Spain -- Wikipedia
  • Spain > Map -- National Geographic
  • Spain -- Wikitravel
    
    
  UMD Library Catalogue
  • JSTORE (journal archives)
    
    
• The Library of Congress
  • Global Gateway > Portals to the World > Spain
    
    
• country profiles
  • Spain -- World Bank
  • Spain -- CIA World Factbook
  • Spain -- U.S. Department of State
  • Spain -- Lonely Planet
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  • Spain -- NationMaster.com
  • Spain -- CountryReports.org
  • Spain -- Library of Congress Country Studies
  • Spain -- Wikipedia
    
    
• Region > Asia > Europe/Russia > Western Europe > Spain -- Council on Foreign Relations
  
  
• general information
  • AdmiNet > World > Spain
    
    
• timelines
  • BBC News timeline > Spain
  • World News Atlas > Europe > Spain
  • Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsula -- Wikipedia
    
    
• holidays
  • Public Holidays in Spain -- Wikipedia
  • National Holidays in Spain -- Idealspain.com
  • Public and Banking Holidays for Spain -- Q++ Studio
    
    
• travel
  • Lonely Planet Worldguide > Europe > Spain
    
    
• national anthem
  • La Marcha Real is one of the few National Anthems which has only a tune, but no lyrics

    "During the reign of Alfonso XIII a poem was written to be used as lyrics of the National Anthem, but this was neither officialy recognized, nor did it catch on in people's traditions."

    "During Franco's dictature (1939-1975) the Anthem was sometimes sung with the lyrics written by poet José María Pemán. These lyrics were never officialy recognized.

• Wikipedia > National anthem > List of national anthems > Spain > Marcha Real (Royal March) / El Himno de Riego (former anthem)
• national-anthems.net > Europe > Spain

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• newspapers / newsnetworks specific to Spain and its environs
  • The Media in Spain -- BBC News
  • AllYouCanRead.com > World News > Europe > Spain
  • The Internet Public Library > Newspapers > Europe > Spain
  • OnlineNewspapers.com > Spain
  • economist.com > countries > Spain
    
    
• newspapers / newsnetworks of regional and European scope
  • BBC News Headlines from Europe
• BBC World Service - Spanish language service
• BBC Online
• The New York Times Knowledge Network
  
  
• radio
  • OneWorld Radio

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• government resources
  • Embassy of Spain in The United States
  • Embassy of the United States, Madrid, Spain
  • U.S. International Information Programs: Europe and Eurasia
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• NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
  
  
• The European Union
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  • Activities
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• European Union related WebSites
  • Inside Europe: A Guide to the Changing Face of the European Union -- BBC New
  • A-Z of EU Jargon -- BBC News
  • Profile: The European Union -- BBC News

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• language
  • Portuguese language -- Wikipedia
    • List of English words of Portuguese origin
  • Spanish Dictionaries
  • Spanish language -- Wikipedia
  • Catalan Dictionaries
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  • 2 Languages in Peaceful Coexistence -- EurekAlert (02 March 2011)
  • Diccionario Gastronómico Español-Inglés -- Tecnologos Cocina
    
  • Aranese: Spain's little-known language -- BBCTravel (18 January 2022)
    
    
• food
  • eLook.org > European Recipes > Spanish
  • Spanish cuisine -- Wikipedia
    • Cookbook:Cuisine of Spain
    • History of chocolate in Spain
    • Tapas
  • Saveur: Savor a World of Authentic Cuisine > Spanish
  • World Food Habits: Bibliography -- Robert Dirks
  • Spain -- Anthropology of Food-Food Science
  • CliffordAWright.com (Mediterranean)
  • World Hearth Circle of International Cooking > Spanish
  • Luard, Elisabeth. European Festival Food. London: Grub Street, 2009.
    
  • Luard, Elisabeth. European Peasant Cookery. London: Grub Street, 2007.
  • Luard, Elisabeth. Family Life: Birth, Death and the Whole Damn Thing. London: Corgi, 2000.
  • Food in Spain -- Food in Every Country
  • Spain -- The Global Gormet
  • Harris, Vicky, and John Newton. The Food of Spain: A Journey for Food Lovers. London: Bay Books, 2008.
  • Spanish Eating Customs -- Don Quijote
  • Inside Spain's secret food societies -- BBCtravel (12 January 2016)
    
  • Serra, Victoria. Tía Victoria's Spanish Kitchen. South Brunswick, NY: A. S. Barnes and Co., 1963. Trans, by Elizabeth Gili; Ed. and Adapted by Nina Froud.
    
  • Grigson, Jane. The Observer Guide to European Cookery. London: Michael Joseph, 1983.
    
  • ‘Gastronomic terrorism!’ How the cucumber has sliced Spain in two -- The Guardian (04 August 2019)
  • Fears for environment in Spain as pigs outnumber people -- The Guardian (19 August 2018)
  • Song, H. Rosi, and Anna Riera. 2019. A Taste of Barcelona: The History of Catalan Cooking and Eating. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
    
    
• religion
  • Internet Sacred Text Archive
    • Legends and Sagas
  • Sacred Destinations > Spain -- Holly Hayes
  • Homes of the First Christians to Occupy the Alhambra in 1492 -- ScienceDaily (23 February 2016)
    
    

• the arts
  • Timeline of Art History > Iberian Peninsula > -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Illustrated Quixote -- Brown University Library Center for Digital Initiatives

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• architecture
  • Vernacular Architecture of the World: Great Buildings Online > Architecture of Europe > Spain -- Kevin Matthews and Artifice, Inc.
    • Barcelona
  • Casselman Archive of Islamic and Mudejar Architecture in Spain -- University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
    
    
  • Photosynth: Europe > Spain > Grenada > Alhambra -- National Geographic
    
    
• cities and towns
• Major Cities -- Lonely Planet
  
  
• World Heritage Cities -- Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC)
  
  
• Historic Cities > Spain >

  	Alhama	Cartagena	Loja	Santander
  	Alicante	Ceuta	Mahón	Seville
  	Antequera	Conil	Malaga	Toledo
  	Barcelona	Eçija	Melilla	Valladolid
  	Bilbao	Jérez de la Frontera	Palma de Mallorca	Vejer de la Frontera
  	Cadiz	Granada	Penón de Vélezde la Gomera	Velez-Malaga

  
  
  
• Cities Around the World -- University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
  
  
• Archaeology
  • Silver from the Americas May Have Entered the Spanish Economy Later Than Thought -- ScienceDaily (08 June 2011)
    
    
  • Altamira Cave -- Top 10 Discoveries of 2011, Archaeology Volume 65 Number 1, January/February 2012
    
    

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• Other WebSites
  • Famous Spanish People -- Wikipedia

  • Castell -- Wikipedia

  • Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
  • UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences
  • Global Voices Online -- Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School
  • Roma / Travelers [see also Gypsy and Traveler Studies] -- The Patrin Web Journal: Romani Culture and History
  • UNESCO WebWorld Portals >> Observatory Portal on the Information Society >> Regions >> [International] >> Europe >> Spain
  • SoundTransit -- soundscapes and sound clips from around the world
  • Migration Information Source -- Migration Policy Institute
    • European Migration
    • Spain
  • Legacy: Spain and the United States in the Age of Independence 1763-1848 -- Smithsonian Latino Center
  • Spanish Civil War Posters -- Library of Congress
  • When Did the First 'Modern' Human Beings Appear in the Iberian Peninsula? -- Science Daily (13 March 2010)
  • Lost City of Atlantis Believed Found Off Spain -- MSNBC (13 March 2011)
  • Fernández-Armesto, Felipe. Before Columbus: Exploration and Colonization from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1229-1492. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1987.
  • This traditional Spanish competition is basically human jenga -- -- Ana Swanson, Washington Post (09 January 2015)
  • Spain’s cursed village of witches -- BBCtravel (27 April 2016)
  • Catalan independence: Hundreds of thousands rally for break with Spain -- BBC News (11 September 2016)
    
    

• video

• The Buried Mirror: The Virgin and the Bull
  (59 min., 1991, VC 3933, pt. 1)
  [start in class at 8 min., with "Let me follow the bottle that I have thrown in the double current. . . ."]
  
  
• Bibliography
  • Mitchell, Timothy. Blood Sport: A Social History of Spanish Bullfighting. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994.
    (Recommended by John Bower)