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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Els Segadors</span> National anthem of Catalonia, Spain

"Els Segadors" is the official national anthem of Catalonia, nationality and autonomous community of Spain.

The Generalitat de Catalunya, or the Government of Catalonia, is the institutional system by which Catalonia is self-governed as an autonomous community of Spain. It is made up of the Parliament of Catalonia, the Presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and the Executive Council of Catalonia. It's powers are set out in the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia.

Aznar is a Spanish and Gascon surname of Basque origin and an obsolete given name. It probably stems from old Basque "azenar(i)". Notable people with this name include the following:

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Esperanza is the Spanish word for hope, and may refer to:

Western literature, also known as European literature, is the literature written in the context of Western culture in the languages of Europe, and is shaped by the periods in which they were conceived, with each period containing prominent western authors, poets, and pieces of literature.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gittern</span> Medieval necked bowl lute

The gittern was a relatively small gut-strung, round-backed instrument that first appeared in literature and pictorial representation during the 13th century in Western Europe. It is usually depicted played with a quill plectrum, as can be seen clearly beginning in manuscript illuminations from the thirteenth century. It was also called the guiterna in Spain, guiterne or guiterre in France, the chitarra in Italy and Quintern in Germany. A popular instrument with court musicians, minstrels, and amateurs, the gittern is considered an ancestor of the modern guitar and other instruments like the mandore, bandurria and gallichon.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">L'Alcúdia</span> Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain

L'Alcúdia is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain. It is located on the left bank of the river Xúquer.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aztec codex</span> Manuscripts painted by pre-Columbian and colonial Aztec

Aztec codices are Mesoamerican manuscripts made by the pre-Columbian Aztec, and their Nahuatl-speaking descendants during the colonial period in Mexico.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Audrey</span> Name list

Audrey is a feminine given name. It is rarely a masculine given name. Audrey is the Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, composed of the elements æðel "noble" and þryð "strength". The Anglo-Norman form of the name was applied to Saint Audrey, also known by the historical form of her name as Saint Æthelthryth. The same name also survived into the modern period in its Anglo-Saxon form, as Etheldred, e.g. Etheldred Benett (1776–1845).

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Manuel is a masculine given name originating in the Hebrew name Immanuel, which means "God with us." It was reportedly brought from the Byzantine Empire to Western Europe, mainly Germany, Portugal and Spain, where it has been used since at least the 13th century. The name is popular in Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Romanian, Greek, Polish, and Dutch.

ʻAbd al-Wāḥid is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and al-Wāḥid, one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. It means "servant of the One".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Regalia of Spain</span> Crown of Spain

The Spanish Royal Crown may refer to either the heraldic crown, which does not exist physically, or the crown known as the corona tumular, a physical crown used during Spanish royal proclamation ceremonies since the 18th century. It is never worn by the monarch.

This is a timeline of Spanish history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Spain and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Spain.

Altan is a male Turkish given name used also as first name and a Mongolian given name. Altan means "golden" in Mongolian and "red dawn" in Turkic. The related word "Altın" is also Turkish for "golden" and a common Turkish first name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seicento</span> Italian history and culture during the 17th century

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