cultural notes for Spanish final exam

la republica dominicana

Capital: Santa Domingo; in la isla de hispanoamerica(the right/west side); the other side is haiti; bible in the flag; meringue is popular there which is from africa.

nicolas guillen

la poeta nacional de cuba; poesia negra y had white and black elements; a defender of the rights of cubas african descendants; “son” was known as his style; was exiled for his support of africans.

la fortaleza

las piedras grandes; en san juan, puerto rico; protected against pirates and had cannones; governer used to live here;

salsa

has lots of styles; afrocubano; in lots of big cities including new york.

Bad bunny

es de puerto rico; spotify artist of the year; reggaeton y trap latino; won three grammys.

los munequitos de matanzas

cuba; afrocubano; cantan en yoruba(african lannguage)

maracas; also note: shaquero, la calimba, y congo

came from africa; percussion; in this context its in the caribe

Frutas tropicales en la caribe

las guagabas, quenepas, mangos, papaya, y guanabana

Juan luis guerra

republica dominicana; merengue music; 4-40 medicas (foundation that helps in medical situations);

Rosario ferre (might not need to know that much on this)

puerto rico; one of the largest american latina writers; won national book award; wrote about puerto rico in english and spanish

taino ceremonial park

utuado, puerto rico; tainos lived in puerto rico; ball park

Antonio berni (might not need to know much on)

Argentina; painter; chicago athletic club; worked in paris

Rafael guarga

Uruguay; invented way to protect fruits from cold tempertures

el arpa ANDINA

harp; comes from the andes

mate

un te en un container con una bombilla(straw)

la Bolsa

big stock market in latin america

Borjes

Born in argentina; lived in switzerland; bilingual poet; influenced by edgar allen poe and cervantes; had themes of tigers and fantasies; went blind so his wife wrote for him.

cervantes

only one arm; spain; pirate slave; taken for prison for tax evasion as a slave—>wrote

Don quijote

first modern model and second most produced to the bible; dulcinea (princess prostitute); rosinante (horse); sancho panza (scribe sidekick).