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El Jefe De Jefes: The Humble Tortilla Española

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Quirky things about the Spaniards (Part 1)

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March 25, 2020January 20, 2021

After moving to Spain in September 2019, here is a round-up of six Spanish values that I’ve learnt to incorporate in my life. Keep calm and eat your jamon Observing…

  • (𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡)

𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝟑/𝟑

𝑬𝒔𝒕𝒆 '𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒐 𝑺𝒐𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂' antiguamente era una casa del pintor valenciano Joaquín Sorolla, pero ahora expone sus obras y pertenencias personales.

𝑺𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆 llaman la atención porque nos da la sensación de alegría por la representación de la vida cotidiana, el mar, el viento y la familia. El pintor también juega con otros temas, pero es más conocido para las pinturas que podéis ver en las imágenes 3 y 4.

𝑬𝒏 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒏 loco, el museo de Sorolla es como un oasis con jardines andaluces, rincones acogedores y pinturas llenan de felicidad. Merece una visita!

𝐐𝐮é 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧á𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬? 𝐎𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚?

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𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝟑/𝟑

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 (although little known to foreigners) museum is called 'Museo Sorolla' and is dedicated to the renowned Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla. In fact, this museum used to be his own house and was turned in a museum after his death.

𝑶𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 a variety of his works and house objects. He mainly identified as an impressionist and post- impressionist painter, and chose to depict daily Spanish life in his paintings.

𝑨𝒔 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏 in Valencia, he strongly identified with the city and his subjects are often at beaches, relaxing in bright sunshine with the sea breeze blowing over them. His paintings always give a feeling of happiness and send the message of finding pleasure in life's simple things.

𝑶𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆, 𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒅 choose to depict difficult situations and sombre human emotions, but those are not his trademarks.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞?! 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐭?
  • (𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡)

𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝟐/𝟑

𝑺𝒊 𝒔𝒐𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒅𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒅, no podéis perder visitar el 'Museo de la Historia de Madrid'. Este museo cuenta la historia completa de la ciudad desde siglo XVI cuando empezó como la capital de España.

𝑬𝒍 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂 varios artefactos y pinturas que sirven bien para comparar Madrid de entonces y Madrid de hoy.

𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏 1: La fachada barroco del museo
𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏 2: Plaza de la Cebada en 1792.
𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏 3: Lavapiés en siglo XIX
𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏 4: Calle de Ronda y Calle Diego de León en siglo XIX
𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏 5: Plaza Mayor en siglo XVI

𝑼𝒃𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒊ó𝒏: Calle Fuencarral, al lado de metro Tribunal
𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒔

𝐎𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫í𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐪𝐮í? 𝐔𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞!

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𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝟐/𝟑

𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒉𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒅 like me, then you need to go to the 'Museum of Madrid's History'. This museum showcases the complete history of Madrid from the time it became Spain's capital till the 20th century.

𝑶𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 various artefacts and paintings- with the latter serving as great comparisons between Madrid's topography then and now.

𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 1: Beautiful facade in the classic Barroque style
𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 2: Plaza de la Cebada in 1792.
𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 3: Lavapiés in its early days from 1900s
𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 4: Paseo de Ronda and Calle Diego de León from the 1900s
𝑰𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 5: Plaza Mayor from the 16th century.

𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: Calle Fuencarral, next to metro station Tribunal
𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆: Free to enter

𝑾𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕?
  • (𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡)

𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝟏/𝟑

𝑨𝒒𝒖í 𝒐𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒐 𝒅𝒆 𝑨𝒎é𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂, en el barrio de Moncloa, Madrid. Es un museo poco conocido pero muy interesante lleno de los artefactos de las colonias antiguas de España. También hay pinturas detallando la vida en eses sitios, desde un punto de vista española.

𝑵𝒐 𝒆𝒔 𝒖𝒏 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆, así que podéis pasar 2 horas aquí y luego dar un paseo en el Parque del Oeste, que siempre es un placer.

𝑰𝒎á𝒈𝒆𝒏 1: Fachada principal del museo.
𝑰𝒎á𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔 2 𝒚 3: Pinturas detallando razas mestizas en Latinoamerica desde 1492.
𝑰𝒎á𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔 4 𝒚 5: viviendas rurales

𝐎𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫í𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐨?

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𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝟏/𝟑

𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒐 𝒅𝒆 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂, a fairly underrated but a highly interesting museum in Madrid that displays artefacts brought in (read: pillaged) from the old American colonies of Spain. Also on display are a vast array of paintings that depict life in these former colonies from a Spanish perspective.

𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 a huge museum, so the visit can be comfortably completed in a matter of a couple of hours, with the remainder of the day spent at the lovely Parque del Oeste, which is right across from it.

𝑬𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒐𝒏 Thursdays from 1400h and all day Sunday. Make sure to brush up on your Spanish though as it doesn't carry explanations in English.

𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 1: Entance to the museum
𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 2-3: A series of paintings depicting mixed races (or castes) in the colonies from 1492 onwards.
𝑷𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔 4-5: Rural housing

𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞?
  • (𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡)

𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝟔/𝟔

𝑯𝒐𝒚 𝒐𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒈𝒐 𝒖𝒏 í𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒐 de Madrid, 'La Chulapa' pintado por el cubano Jorge Rodríguez Gerada.

𝑼𝒃𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒊ó𝒏: Calle Amalrico en barrio de San Isidro (Carabanchel)

Es uno de mis arte urbanos favoritos en Madrid.
¿𝐐𝐮é 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧á𝐢𝐬?

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𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝟔/𝟔

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒅 'La Chulapa' by artist Jorge Rodríguez Gerada.

A 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒑𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 class woman from Madrid in the 19th century, who was known to have a different style of dress and a cheeky attitude.

𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒇 a fitted dress, a headscarf with two carnation flowers and a fringed silk shawl.

𝑶𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔, even as fashion and people changed, Chulapa managed to retain her title as one of the most recognisable symbols of Madrid culture.

𝑰𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕, 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒅'𝒔 summer fiestas, you will see women dressing up like her.

𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: Calle Amalrico in the neighbourhood of San Isidro (Carabanchel)

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤?
  • (𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡)

𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝟓/𝟔 

𝐍𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 a este personaje! Todos nosotros que crecimos en los 80s y 90s sabemos que este tío con su hermano fueron una gran parte de nuestra infancia!
𝑷𝒐𝒅é𝒊𝒔 𝒐í𝒓 𝒍𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊ó𝒏 𝒚𝒂? 🤣

𝑼𝒃𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒊ó𝒏: Calle de Pelayo (Chueca)
Y 𝐯𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬? 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐬?

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𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝟓/𝟔 

𝐍𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to this legend! All the 80s and 90s kids will firmly agree that this little man with his brother formed an important part of our growing up years!
𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒐 without the song playing in your head!

𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: Calle de Pelayo (Chueca)

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐬?
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