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[[Image:PatioDeLosLeones.jpg|thumb|300px|And this is El Patio de los Leones, in the [[Alhambra]], [[Granada]]. It is worthwhile, isn´t it?]]
[[Image:PatioDeLosLeones.jpg|thumb|300px|And this is El Patio de los Leones, in the [[Alhambra]], [[Granada]]. It is worthwhile, isn´t it?]]
[[Image:Santiago GDFL catedral 050318 43.jpg|thumb|300px|'' Obradioro'' in [[Santiago de Compostela]], the end of the most important route of pilgrims in Europe.]]
[[Image:Santiago GDFL catedral 050318 43.jpg|thumb|300px|'' Obradoiro'' in [[Santiago de Compostela]], the end of the most important route of pilgrims in Europe.]]
Hello! I am '''Garcilaso'''. I take my name from one of my favorite poets, [[Garcilaso de la Vega]]. I invite you to visit [[Spain]] because of its cultural heritage and because of its cities´ charm. I am going to write about Spanish History and culture, and I intend to improve articles about art, architecture, literature, music...
Hello! I am '''Garcilaso'''. From time to time I write about Spanish History and culture, and I intend to improve articles about art, architecture, literature, music...


I also participate in Wikimedia Commons as Balbo.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Balbo]
I also participate in Wikimedia Commons as Balbo.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Balbo]







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'''Correct my grammar, please!!'''
'''Correct my grammar, please!!'''








These are some of my favorite''' writers''':

[[Ramón del Valle-Inclán]], [[Federico García Lorca]], [[Rosalía de Castro]], [[José de Espronceda]], [[Jorge Manrique]], [[Eduardo Mendoza]], [[Samuel Beckett]], [[George Mikes]]...


'''And Musicians:'''

[[Atahualpa Yupanqui]], [[Francisco Guerrero]], [[Carlos Gardel]], [[Claudio Monteverdi]], [[George Brassens]], [[Isaac Albéniz]], [[Extremoduro]], [[Raimon]], [[Modest Mussorgsky]], [[Ariel Ramirez]], [[Johannes Brahms]], [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Renato Carosone]], [[El Cabrero]], [[Franz Schubert]], [[Amália Rodrigues]]...

Among others... and the folklore music of all the world, from Brazil to India, not forgetting Ireland, Russia... and Spain!!


'''Painters, architects...'''

[[Diego Velázquez]], [[Francisco de Goya]], [[Fernando Zóbel]], [[Antonio Palacios]], [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]], Il grande [[Bramante]], [[Otto Wagner]], [[Auguste Renoir]], [[Jože Plečnik]], [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], [[Guinovart]], [[Rembrandt]], [[Ricardo Velázquez-Bosco]], [[Vermeer]], [[Albrecht Dürer]], [[Millares]], [[Juan de Villanueva]], [[Karl Friedrich Schinkel]]...




'''Articles I have started or contributed substantially:'''
'''Articles I have started or contributed substantially:'''


[[Spanish architecture]], [[First Romanesque]], [[Manuel Machado (poet)]], [[Monastery of Leyre]], [[Isabelline Gothic]], [[Kharja]], [[Las Médulas]], [[Spanish Renaissance]], [[Castile]], [[Church of San Juan of Portomarín]], [[Granada Charterhouse]], [[Santa Cruz de la Serós]], [[Sangüesa]], [[Aguilar de Campoo]], [[San Juan de Ortega]], [[Carrión de los Condes]], [[San Juan de la Peña]], [[Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón]], [[Diego Siloe]], [[Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca]]. Translations: [[Palace of Charles V]], [[Juan de Villanueva]], [[Kingdom of Castile]], [[Carnival of Cádiz]].
[[Spanish architecture]], [[Court of the Lions]], [[First Romanesque]], [[Manuel Machado y Ruiz]], [[Neo-Mudéjar]], [[Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca]], [[Monastery of Leyre]], [[Isabelline Gothic]], [[Kharja]], [[Las Médulas]], [[Spanish Renaissance]], [[Carnival of Cádiz]], [[Castile]], [[Church of San Juan of Portomarín]], [[Granada Charterhouse]], [[Santa Cruz de la Serós]], [[Sangüesa]], [[Aguilar de Campoo]], [[San Juan de Ortega]], [[Carrión de los Condes]], [[San Juan de la Peña]], [[Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón]], [[Diego Siloe]]. Translations: [[Palace of Charles V]], [[Juan de Villanueva]], [[Kingdom of Castile]].




'''Other contributions:'''
'''Other contributions:'''
[[Mudéjar]], [[Spanish Baroque]], [[Romanesque architecture]], [[Gothic architecture]], [[Renaissance architecture]], [[Cueva de Menga]], [[Luis de Morales]], [[List of Spanish language poets]], [[Spanish poetry]], [[Granada]], [[Baroque]], [[Cathedral of Toledo]]...
[[Mudéjar]], [[Spanish Baroque]], [[Romanesque architecture]], [[Gothic architecture]], [[Renaissance architecture]], [[Spanish Renaissance]], [[Cueva de Menga]], [[Luis de Morales]], [[List of Spanish language poets]], [[Spanish poetry]], [[Granada]], [[Baroque]], [[Cathedral of Toledo]]...








==Landscapes==



<gallery>
Image:Pelugano.jpg|[[Asturias|This is Spain ]]...
Image:Wetlands in Donana.jpg|[[Doñana National Park|...and this...]]
Image:MONTE PERDIDO.JPG|[[Monte Perdido|...but also this...]]
Image:Sierra-Grazalema.jpg|[[Grazalema|...this...]]
Image:Pozo del Amo.jpg|[[Cantabria|.....]]
Image:Olivar en Granada.jpg|[[Granada (province)|.....]]
Image:Panorámica de Las Médulas.jpg|[[Las Médulas|...and this!!!]]
Image:Campo de Criptana Molinos de Viento 1.jpg|[[La Mancha|...and, of course, this! ]]:-)
</gallery>
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[[Image:LocationSpain.png|thumb|200px|left|By the way, it is here, and although some say that "África empieza en los Pirineos", it IS in Europe, and although lots of countries speak Spanish, it is definitely NOT in America ;-D]]

Latest revision as of 12:52, 1 May 2011

This is Generalife, in Granada. Isn´t it gorgeous?
And this is El Patio de los Leones, in the Alhambra, Granada. It is worthwhile, isn´t it?
Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela, the end of the most important route of pilgrims in Europe.

Hello! I am Garcilaso. From time to time I write about Spanish History and culture, and I intend to improve articles about art, architecture, literature, music...

I also participate in Wikimedia Commons as Balbo.[1]


Correct my grammar, please!!


Articles I have started or contributed substantially:

Spanish architecture, Court of the Lions, First Romanesque, Manuel Machado y Ruiz, Neo-Mudéjar, Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca, Monastery of Leyre, Isabelline Gothic, Kharja, Las Médulas, Spanish Renaissance, Carnival of Cádiz, Castile, Church of San Juan of Portomarín, Granada Charterhouse, Santa Cruz de la Serós, Sangüesa, Aguilar de Campoo, San Juan de Ortega, Carrión de los Condes, San Juan de la Peña, Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón, Diego Siloe. Translations: Palace of Charles V, Juan de Villanueva, Kingdom of Castile.


Other contributions: Mudéjar, Spanish Baroque, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture, Renaissance architecture, Spanish Renaissance, Cueva de Menga, Luis de Morales, List of Spanish language poets, Spanish poetry, Granada, Baroque, Cathedral of Toledo...



esEste usuario tiene el español como lengua materna.
la-2Hic usor media latinitate contribuere potest.
it-3Quest'utente può contribuire con un livello avanzato di italiano.
fr-1Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau élémentaire de français.
en-3This user can contribute with an advanced level of English.
ca-1Aquest usuari pot contribuir amb un nivell bàsic de català.
pt-2Este usuário/utilizador pode contribuir com um nível médio de português.
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