🇪🇸 Hórreos, estas construcciones prerromanas del noroeste español aun en uso en algunos sitios eran (y son) utilizadas como almacen-secadero de cereales, especialmente mijo y maíz, como paso previo a la molienda y para el secado y almacenaje de otros alimentos.
🇬🇧 Horreums, this pre-roman constructions from the Spanish northwest were (and still are) used as cereal storages-dryers, specially for millet and corn as a previous step to milling, and also for the drying and storage of other cereals and products.
🇬🇧 Horreums, this pre-roman constructions from the Spanish northwest were (and still are) used as cereal storages-dryers, specially for millet and corn as a previous step to milling, and also for the drying and storage of other cereals and products.
🇪🇸 La palloza es un tipo de edificación tradicional del noroeste de España. Se usaban como alojamiento permanente para personas y ganado. Las primeras se construyeron en la época de los celtas, y permanecieron en uso hasta la década de 1990. Constan de un grueso muro de piedra de planta circular coronado por un tejado cónico de paja, llamado teito. Estas edificaciones son casi inigualables en cuanto al nivel de aislamiento térmico y sonoro que garantizan.
🇬🇧 Palloza is a traditional building from North-West Spain. It was used as permanent housing for people and livestock. The first ones were built in Celtic Ages, and they were inhabited until 1990s. Pallozas consist in a thick stone circular wall covered by a conical straw rooftop, known as teito. These buildings provide an almost unequalled thermal and sound insulation.
🇬🇧 Palloza is a traditional building from North-West Spain. It was used as permanent housing for people and livestock. The first ones were built in Celtic Ages, and they were inhabited until 1990s. Pallozas consist in a thick stone circular wall covered by a conical straw rooftop, known as teito. These buildings provide an almost unequalled thermal and sound insulation.
Forwarded from CÆSARIS LVPANAR LINGVISTICÆ AUTISMIQVE (CAESAR ROMAE)
One of the most famous pieces of Spanish literature, Don Quijote de la Mancha /don ki.χote de la man.tʃa/ demonstrates one of the most unique Castillian phonological traits that separates modern Spanish from all other Romance language and its earlier historical form.
That is, the pronunciation of 'j'. Compare the name of Quijote himself in French - Quichotte /ki.ʃot/ and in Portuguese - Quixote /ki.ʃoti/. Why did the translators of this great Spanish work transliterate the j in Quijote as a sh /ʃ/ sound constantly if it is pronounced /χ/ in modern Spanish? That is because this is how this phoneme was historically pronounced, and Quijote at the time it was written would have been pronounced /ki.ʃote/.
But the pronunciation of /ʃ/ became /χ/ before the birth of the Spanish Empire, and thus all the colonial dialects also use the newer pronunciation of /χ/, with only the Jewish variety of Spanish spoken in the middle east (especially the Ottoman Caliphate) retaining the /ʃ/ articulation of this phoneme.
That is, the pronunciation of 'j'. Compare the name of Quijote himself in French - Quichotte /ki.ʃot/ and in Portuguese - Quixote /ki.ʃoti/. Why did the translators of this great Spanish work transliterate the j in Quijote as a sh /ʃ/ sound constantly if it is pronounced /χ/ in modern Spanish? That is because this is how this phoneme was historically pronounced, and Quijote at the time it was written would have been pronounced /ki.ʃote/.
But the pronunciation of /ʃ/ became /χ/ before the birth of the Spanish Empire, and thus all the colonial dialects also use the newer pronunciation of /χ/, with only the Jewish variety of Spanish spoken in the middle east (especially the Ottoman Caliphate) retaining the /ʃ/ articulation of this phoneme.
🇪🇸 La historia del Castillo de Sagunto se remonta al siglo V a.C., cuando en el lugar se fundó la ciudad ibérica de Arse. Era una prospera ciudad, hasta que en el 218 a.C el famoso general cartaginés Aníbal la asedió durante meses con su ejército y comenzó a construir un castillo. Este asedio originó la reacción del ejército romano, dando lugar a la Segunda Guerra Púnica. Tras la victoria romana el castillo se terminó, y se construyó la muralla, pasando la ciudad a llamarse Saguntum.
🇬🇧 The history of Sagunto's Castle dates back to the 5th century BC, when the Iberian city of Arse was founded there. It was a prosperous city, until in 218 BC the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal besieged it for months with his army and began to build a castle. This siege caused the reaction of the Roman army, giving rise to the Second Punic War. After the Roman victory the castle was finished and the walls were built, renaming the town to Saguntum.
🇬🇧 The history of Sagunto's Castle dates back to the 5th century BC, when the Iberian city of Arse was founded there. It was a prosperous city, until in 218 BC the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal besieged it for months with his army and began to build a castle. This siege caused the reaction of the Roman army, giving rise to the Second Punic War. After the Roman victory the castle was finished and the walls were built, renaming the town to Saguntum.
🇪🇸 En junio de 1808, tras el levantamiento del pueblo de Madrid contra el ejército de Napoleón, en la Cataluña interior se movilizan las milicias del Somatén. Según la leyenda, cuando estas se enfrentaban a las muy superiores tropas francesas en el Macizo del Bruch, un niño pasó por el desfiladero tocando el tambor con el que ensayaba las procesiones de Semana Santa. El eco del tambor en las rocas hizo creer al invasor que se avecinaba un enorme ejército, por lo que se dió a la fuga y resultó una gran victoria española.
🇬🇧 In June 1808, after the uprising of the people of Madrid against Napoleon's army, in inland Catalonia the Somatén militias were movilized. According to the legend, when they were fighting very superior French troops in Bruch Massif, a child walked through the gorge playing the drum he used to practice for Holy Week processions. The drum's echo in the rocks made invaders believe that a giant army was coming, so they fled and Spanish obtained a great victory.
🇬🇧 In June 1808, after the uprising of the people of Madrid against Napoleon's army, in inland Catalonia the Somatén militias were movilized. According to the legend, when they were fighting very superior French troops in Bruch Massif, a child walked through the gorge playing the drum he used to practice for Holy Week processions. The drum's echo in the rocks made invaders believe that a giant army was coming, so they fled and Spanish obtained a great victory.
Forwarded from Villero Cortesano
🇪🇸 Trabajos agrícolas en Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz), 1963.
🇬🇧 Farm working in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz), 1963.
🇬🇧 Farm working in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz), 1963.
🇬 The CETME assault rifle was designed by the German engineer Ludwig Vorgrimler and the spanish institution CETME (Center of Technical studies of Special Materials).
It was widely used by more than 30 countries. It has a length of 1,1 meters and weighs around four kilograms in its different versions. It had an innovative roller delayed blowback system, which made a big step in reliability compared to other assault rifles. It is chambered in .308 Winchester, 7,62mm (NATO and CETME) and 5.56 mm.
🇪🇸 El fusil de asalto CETME fue diseñado por el ingeniero alemán Ludwig Vorgrimler y la institución española CETME (Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales).
Fue ampliamente utilizado por más de 30 países. Mide 1,1 metros de largo y pesa alrededor de cuatro kilogramos en sus diferentes versiones. Tenía un innovador sistema de retroceso con rodillo retardado, que supuso un gran salto de fiabilidad en comparación con otros rifles de asalto. Usa municiones .308 Winchester, 7,62 mm (OTAN y CETME) y 5,56 mm.
It was widely used by more than 30 countries. It has a length of 1,1 meters and weighs around four kilograms in its different versions. It had an innovative roller delayed blowback system, which made a big step in reliability compared to other assault rifles. It is chambered in .308 Winchester, 7,62mm (NATO and CETME) and 5.56 mm.
🇪🇸 El fusil de asalto CETME fue diseñado por el ingeniero alemán Ludwig Vorgrimler y la institución española CETME (Centro de Estudios Técnicos de Materiales Especiales).
Fue ampliamente utilizado por más de 30 países. Mide 1,1 metros de largo y pesa alrededor de cuatro kilogramos en sus diferentes versiones. Tenía un innovador sistema de retroceso con rodillo retardado, que supuso un gran salto de fiabilidad en comparación con otros rifles de asalto. Usa municiones .308 Winchester, 7,62 mm (OTAN y CETME) y 5,56 mm.
🇪🇸 279 años de la muerte del Almirante Don Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta.
🇬🇧 279 years of the death of Admiral Don Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta.
Drawing by Javier Marenas
🇬🇧 279 years of the death of Admiral Don Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta.
Drawing by Javier Marenas
Forwarded from Deleted Account