Do you want to see a map of the territories of the Catholic Monarchs ? 

To know more about this man click on the photo and look at the map of his trips

 

 

BUT WHEN CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ARRIVED IN AMERICA OTHER PEOPLE WERE LIVING THERE , CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THEM

 

       

AZTECS                                           MAYANS                                    INCAS        

 

 There were more explorers in the XVI century : FERDINAND MAGELLAN and JUAN SEBASTIAN ELCANO were the first to circumnavigate the globe. AMERIGO VESPUCCI

 

 ARCHITECTURE IN THE MODERN AGE IN SPAIN

16th  CENTURY  HERRERIAN STYLE 

     

 

17th CENTURY  BAROQUE STYLE 

   

  

 18th CENTURY     NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

 

        

SCULPTURE

 THE MOST IMPORTANT WORKS OF SCULPTURE DURING THIS PERIOD WERE RELIGIOUS. WITH IMPORTANT SCULPTORS  

                    GREGORIO FERNÁNDEZ                      MARTÍNEZ MONTAÑÉS

               

         ALONSO CANO                                 FRANCISCO SALZILLO                                                                                                               

               

PAINTING

 16th CENTURY 

EL GRECO 

         

17th CENTURY 

                                                               VELÁZQUEZ                                                                                           

 

           ZURBARÁN                                   RIBERA                                       MURILLO

  

 18th CENTURY

GOYA 

CLICK ON THE FIRST PAINTING TO VISIT THE MUSEUM OF EL PRADO 

 

 

 

HERE YOU HAVE A VIDEO WITH A MAP OF THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SPANISH EMPIRE