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Painter of Las Meninas and Portrait of Innocent X
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Diego Velázquez
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Painter of The Third of May 1808 and Saturn Devouring His Son
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Francisco Goya
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Painter of The Farm and The Harlequin's Carnival
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Joan Miró
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Painter of Guernica and Les demoiselles d'Avignon
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Pablo Picasso
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Painter of The Persistence of Memor and Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening
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Salvador Dalì
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Architect of Casa Milà and Sagrada Família
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Antoni Gaudí
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Architect of City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia
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Santiago Calatrava
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The most influential poet to introduce Italian Renaissance verse forms, poetic techniques, and themes to Spain.
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Garcilaso de la Vega
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Catholic priest, mystic. A major figure of the Counter-Reformation in Spain, and he is one of the Doctors of the Church.
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John of the Cross
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Woman mystic major figure of the Counter-Reformation, author of Interior Castle
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Teresa of Ávila
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Writer, author of Don Quixote
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Miguel de Cervantes
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Writer, key figure in the Spanish Golden Age of Baroque literature, one of the most prolific authors in the history of literature. He was nicknamed The Phoenix of Wits and Monster of Nature
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Lope de Vega
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Playwright and writer known as one of the most distinguished Baroque writers of the Spanish Golden Age. Author of Life Is a Dream
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Pedro Calderón de la Barca
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Novelist, the leading literary figure of XIX century in Spain, author of Episodios Nacionales (National Episodes)
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Benito Pérez Galdós
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Poet, writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956
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Juan Ramón Jiménez
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King who played a major role in the Reconquista and in the European colonization of the Americas, sponsoring the first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492
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Ferdinand II of Aragon
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Queen who played a major role in the Reconquista and in the European colonization of the Americas, sponsoring the first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492
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Isabella I of Castile
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King of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire and of the Philippines
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Philip II
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Dictator from 1939 to 1975
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Francisco Franco
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King from 1975 to 2014
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Juan Carlos I
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Prime Minister, key figure in the country's transition to democracy
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Adolfo Suárez
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King from 2014
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Felipe VI
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Prime Minister from 2011 to 2018
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Mariano Rajoy
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Prime Minister from 2018
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Pedro Sánchez
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President of Catalonia from 2016 to 2017 when he was removed from office by the Spanish Government following the unilateral Catalan declaration of independence
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Carles Puigdemont
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Conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire
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Hernán Cortés
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Conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Inca Empire
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Francisco Pizarro
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Conquistador who partecipate in the conquest of the Inca Empire, executed after the civil war between two bands of conquistadores
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Diego de Almagro
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Priest who described the atrocities committed by the colonizers against the indigenous peoples
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Bartolomé de las Casas
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Priest and Catholic Saint who founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits)
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Ignatius of Loyola
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Neuroscientist who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906, his investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain made him a pioneer of modern neuroscience.
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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Biochemist winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1959 for the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
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Severo Ochoa
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Director of All About My Mother and Talk to Her, two times winner of Academy Award
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Pedro Almodóvar
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Actor, winner of Academy Award in 2008 for No Country for Old Men
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Javier Bardem
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Director of The Forgotten Ones (The Young and the Damned) and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
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Luis Buñuel
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Actress, famous for her roles in All About My Mother and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, winner of Academy Award in 2009
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Penélope Cruz
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Actor famous for his roles in Philadelphia, Desperado and The Mask of Zorro
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Antonio Banderas
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Footballer, two times winner of Ballon d'Or, legend of Real Madrid, nicknamed Saeta Rubia
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Alfredo Di Stéfano
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Footballer, midfielder, world champion in 2010, legend of Barcelona
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Xavi
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Footballer, midfielder, world champion in 2010, legend of Barcelona, now he plays in Japan
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Andres Iniesta
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Footballer, goalkeeper, world champion in 2010, legend of Real Madrid
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Iker Casillas
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Footballer, defender, world champion in 2010, legend of Real Madrid
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Sergio Ramos
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Tennis player, 22 times winner of Grand Slam titles
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Rafael Nadal
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Driver, two times champion of Formula One
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Fernando Alonso
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Motorcycle driver, 6 times winner of MotoGP
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Marc Marquez
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Cyclist, two times winner of Tour de France, two times winner of Giro d'Italia and three times winner of Vuelta a Espana
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Alberto Contador
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Basketball player, one of the greatest European players of all time, two times winner of NBA
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Pau Gasol
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Singer, one of the best-selling Latin music artists with estimated sales of over 70 million records worldwide, Bailando
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Enrique Iglesias
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Singer, El Mismo Sol, Sofia, La Cintura
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Alvaro Soler
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Singer, actress and bailaora. Her strong personality and recognizable image made her a Spanish pop culture icon. She is often cited as the biggest exporter of Andalusian culture, Nicknamed La Faraona
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Lola Flores
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