Spanish Baroque Architecture and Sculpture: 17th-18th Centuries
Spanish Baroque Architecture: 17th and 18th Centuries
Spanish Baroque architecture does not present the European character of splendid urban creations or unique buildings due to the economic and social conditions existing in the 17th century. Civil constructions are part of the Baroque style of Herrera de los Austrias: towers on the corners crowned with spires, slate roofs, brick and stonework at the corners and walls, mansard roofs, and sober ornamentation. There is no equivalent to European urbanism
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Imperialism
Imperialism is a doctrine that leads to the domination of one state over another by military, economic, or political force. Key aspects include:
- Strong nationalism
- Use of force to control as many territories as possible
- Systematic exploitation of these territories
- Developed from the last third of the 19th century
Imperial Expansion
Between 1870 and 1914, European countries created colonial empires, mainly in Africa and Asia.
Causes of Imperial Expansion
Demographic
By 1900, the European population
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Navarre and Aragon: Independence from the Franks
At the beginning of the 9th century, Hispanics in Jaca created the county of Aragon and expelled all Franks, creating the Kingdom of Navarre-Pamplona (817).
Vifredo the Velloso made the office hereditary. Count Borrell II refused to renew the oath of allegiance to the Frankish king. Thus, the Catalan counties were born, with Barcelona becoming the most important.
Consolidation of the Kingdoms
In the 11th century, under the reign of Sancho III the Great
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Urban Structure of Spanish Cities
As a result of the long process of urbanization, Spanish cities with complex plans can be structured into three distinct areas: the old town, the expansion (ensanche), and the periphery.
1. The Old Town
1.1.1 The Origin
- Location of the city in relation to a wider geographical area (e.g., confluence of rivers or roads, along a communication axis) and its relation to the functions of the city on the surroundings (e.g., political or military control of an area, a region’
Spanish Political and Social Landscape: Key Insights
Political Parties in Spain
Spain has a diverse political landscape with numerous parties, including:
- Social parties like the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), the Partido Popular (PP), and United Left (IU).
- Regional parties such as the Valencian Nationalist Bloc (Bloc), Convergence and Union (CiU), the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), and the Andalusian Party (PA).
Provincial Administration in Spain
The provincial administration serves multiple roles:
- Electoral boundaries
Demographic Imbalances in Spain: Population Density Trends
**Demographic Imbalances in Spain**
In 2008, data revealed that the population of Spain amounted to 46 million people. Their distribution is studied by the density of the population, which relates the population of an area to its size in square kilometers.
D = Population / Area (km2) = Inhabitants per km2
The Spanish population density increased to 91.1 inhabitants per km2 in 2008. However, there are serious imbalances between areas of high concentration, exceeding the national average, and areas of
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