#spanish independence

[nipuni]

Photos at Madrid's Victory ball! 💃

We attended our first ball! It was such a dreamlike experience!! It was also our first time doing Regency reenactment so it was a challenge. We haphazardly put together some looks, had a great time learning more about the fashion and the dances and met a bunch of lovely people from all over the world. The palace was stunning, the live band was wonderful and the food delicious, it was an unforgettable night 🥰

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Aldo Gamba (Italian, 1881-1944) General Maximo Gomez Monument, 1935 Monument in front of El Malecón in Havana, Cuba

[hylianengineer]

New obsession: El Ministerio de Tiempo. It's like Torchwood, but Spanish. Ridiculous, campy, gay, and morally fucked up. Protecting the timeline of Spanish history from time-travel related threats. And their sketch artist is Velasquez.

[ripstefano]

"For Spain and for the King, Gálvez in America," 2015 painting by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau.

The Battle of Pensacola, fought in 1781 during the American Revolutionary War, was a significant military engagement in which Spanish forces, led by General Bernardo de Gálvez, captured the British-held city of Pensacola in West Florida. As part of Spain’s broader campaign to weaken British influence in the Gulf Coast region, Gálvez orchestrated a combined land and naval assault against the well-fortified city. After weeks of siege and heavy bombardment, a well-placed Spanish cannon shot detonated the British powder magazine, forcing the British to surrender on May 10, 1781. The victory secured Spanish control over West Florida, disrupted British supply lines, and indirectly aided the American cause by diverting British resources away from the main theaters of war.

[sarielsnowings]

Preview of my piece for the Claveles Zine 🩸👁️ [PREORDERS NOW OPEN!]

An amazing project showcasing a bunch of incredible Spanish artists ✨

Preorders will open next week (check it out here) and it’ll be available as digital and physical zine in different languages, along with beautiful merch goodies!

[irenereru]

Yall, do you see this?

Do you see THAT???

That's MY ART, MY CHARACTERS, MY NAME IN ANGOULEME

HOLY FUCKING SHIT

Not in a MILLION YEARS I would have expected to be visible in such a prestigious place!

I'm crying so hard oh my god WHY IS MY ART THE BIGGEST ONE OF ALL

[crepegosette]

Can we get something with Canada and Uruguay? Heard they're similar in historical aspects

they'd be a funky duo

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

National Treasure (2004, Jon Turteltaub)

27/06/2024

[valkyries-things]

MANUELA MALASAÑA // HEROINE

“She was a Spanish seamstress killed by soldiers of Napoleon I of France during the Second of May Uprising in Madrid. The uprising was part of the Spanish War of Independence. The legendary version of her death says she fought the French, working in the defense of the Artillery Battery at Monteleón, led by Luis Daoíz y Torres and Pedro Velarde y Santillán. Her father was purported to fire against the French from the balcony of her house and she supplied him with gunpowder and munitions until she died when she was struck by a bullet.”

[nipuni]

At the Retiro park on may 4th for more battle reenactments and a picnic! There were several hundred reenactors! it was a record number this year and walking around the park seeing soldier camps and groups of both gentry and working class reenactors as far as the eye can see you could tell!! We played historical outdoor games with sticks and hoops, danced to live music played by some of the soldiers who joined us and brought some instruments, had a delicious meal and ice-cream at the park and then tea at a restaurant, a lovely day! 😊

[didalexiabreakupwitholgaisback]

https://www.tumblr.com/didalexiabreakupwitholgaisback/776373426554273792/your-answer-to-the-spanish-flag-question-reminded

it’s interesting this topic has come up because i was just talking about it with my spanish coworkers at work today (by talking about it i mean they were going back in forth in rapid spanish and i was trying very hard to follow the overlapping conversations and political jargon and only succeeding some of the time)

and i think one of them was basically saying she thinks that perpetuating the idea that the spanish flag has become a symbol of the fascist/far right movement and choosing not to use it for other things is itself part of what makes that idea true. she also said that the flag should be for everyone and people shouldn’t be scared to display it for fear of being labeled a fascist or nationalist, but that it should be kinda reclaimed by the center and left, i guess? franco was also mentioned a couple times but i didn’t entirely get those bits. curious if you have any thoughts on that? this coworker is in her 50s and all of the younger spanish people seemed to disagree with her but i didn’t get a chance to ask her any more about it.

wow, i love when topics that i randomly post about as an aside get such interesting discussions going. 🙏

you are right in the sense that there seems to be a generational divide about this. i also think this sentiment varies from generation to generation, and our grandparents who lived under franco have very strong thoughts. there were attempts at unifying post-franco and another generation who lived through that with different ideas. and now we have a rise of right wing sentiment across spain and europe, and our generation is more aware of what these symbols mean in context with what is happening here and now.

it also reminds me of this quote by a famous spanish director, pedro almodóvar, in the la times, about this changing sentiment:

as to should it be reclaimed? i mean there is power to reclaiming words and symbols (like slurs) but i just don't see taking back the spanish flag as a movement being successful now.

more asks about this topic below the cut:

yes, it's sad when such a hateful movement co-opts symbols that you used normally for years.

like i said above, reclaiming symbols and words is a powerful counter-movement, and if there's strong support behind a movement it can be successful. i just don't think we are there yet in spain.

oh the similarities between scotland and catalunya are fascinating! but i realistically don't think the catalan independence movement will be strong enough to make that happen in my lifetime.

rather, i think activists have re-focused efforts onto making sure that catalan language and culture is recognised and appreciated. for example, making catalan an officially recognised language by the eu, and making sure it does not become a lost language.

oh yes, i remember reading some of that! it's such a right wing/conservative move to make a huge fuss out of the most stupid issues. 🙄

haha, yes, that is definitely fine to wear in catalunya. (but outside catalunya, you might get some looks!) the senyera has a different reputation and is more about catalan identity and culture. in fact, for barça, we recognise the senyera in our captain's armband and in our fourth kit.

historically speaking, the catalan independence movement has run in opposition to the more nationalistic and right wing center government and parties, and has included more left and socialist elements. now of course, these days there are a few right wing groups who are trying to establish a more anti immigrant faction within the movement, but it's not the same.

[historypaintings]

The Siege and Relief of Gibraltar, 13 September 1782

Artist: John Singleton Copley (American, 1738–1815)

Date: c. 1783

Medium: Oil paint on canvas

Collection: Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom

The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782

The painting is based on an attack that took place in Gibraltar on September 13, 1782. The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the War of American Independence. In September 1782 the Spanish formulated a secret weapon known as the Floating Batteries. Designed to fire on Gibraltar at close quarters with deadly accuracy, floating batteries were built of 1 metre (3 ft)-wide timbers packed with layers of wet sand, and were considered fire-proof and unsinkable. The British used heated shot to counterattack these batteries. These "hot potatoes," as they were nicknamed, were pre-heated to furnace temperatures before being fired at the advancing ships. Many were doused but a rogue heated shot could lie smouldering in the bowels of an enemy ship burning a cavity into the wood. Left long enough, these would eventually cause an inferno.

[schlock-luster-video]

On May 22, 2002, Irreversible debuted in France.

Here's some new art inspired by the horror classic!

[grecoromanyaoi]

AFAIK Portugal still allows requests of citizenship based on Portuguese Jewish heritage, Spain is the one that stopped doing it.

ohhhh what i heard is that like started doing it bc they wanted more citizens then realized the majority of ppl getting said citizenships were lower n middle class brown israelis n they went like u know never mind actually

[darth-grips]

Me, in the depths of my stupid star wars worldbuilding brain: Ughhhhh.... out of respect for Jimmy Smits, I have committed to making Alderaanians space latines, albeit with a decidedly European twist...

Also me: So, space Argentina

Me again: Sure, okay, that works. But how do I reconcile making the Alderaanian language space Spanish when they're fuckign called Alderaan, which reads as more Dutch adjacent than anything...

Me, smacking myself in the face with a newspaper: YOU LIVE IN FLANDERS, IDIOT. YOU SPEND HALF THE WEEK IN ANTWERP

Me: Pogface.png

[pinolitas]

somehow I refrained from watching the new sukuna vs mahoraga Blu ray scenes until I got the Blu ray and i just watched it rn it's amazing it's like I'm seeing it for the first time all over again...