WORKERS MOVEMENTS
When we were in Madrid last Tuesday, I could visit a bar, it is a place that is linked to the unit we are studying now, about workers' movements. Try to guess why this bar is important, what was done there!
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THE HYDROSPHERE
Our notes are in this link . You can watch and download the slide presentation we are reviewing in the class here: THE HYDROSPHERE from Mencar Car
SOME MUSIC ABOUT REVOLUTIONS...
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is linked to the liberal revolutionary movements in the 19th century. Let's listen to a song about it: And linked to the Italian unity, we have the great Italian composer Verdi (1813-1901). Some of his melodies were used as hymns by the Italian patriots who wanted to unite Italy and against the Austrian presence in some Italian regions. The Italian nationalists took as a symbol of resistance against the invaders the chorus of the Hebrew slaves of the opera Nabucco ("Va pensiero"), which would become one of the best known sound passages of all time, and which was used by the nationalists to provoke the invaders. The walls of the cities of Italy were filled with the graffiti VERDI. The Austrians, surprised at what they understood as a tribute to the musician, finally discovered that the text was a political anagram of support for the pretender to the unified throne of the country, Victor Manuel. Actually, VERDI wanted to say...
¡FEA, POBRE Y PORTUGUESA...
Chúpate esa! That was a sentence that people from Madrid dedicated to Fernando VII's second wife: Looking at his husband's portraits, I don't know who was uglier! Let's talk about them: a) Which building is she pointing in her portrait? why? b) How did she die? Were there some curious event in her death? c) Talking about curiousities, do you know any about Fernando VII's penis? d) There is other popular expression about Fernando VII (some people use it for Felipe II): "Así se las ponían...", could you explain it?
LET THEM EAT CAKE AND MORE
When told that starving French peasants lacked any bread to eat, the queen is alleged to have declared, “Let them eat cake!”. There is no evidence, however, that Marie Antoinette ever uttered that famous quote, she would have shown a terrible out-of-touch and indifference. a) Could you investigate who else was thought to have said this sentence? b) For how long didn't Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI consummate their marriage? c) What has to do "La belle poule" with Marie Antoinette? Let's leave Marie Antoinette alone. And try to guess: d) Which revolutionary French doctor and journalist was killed in his bathtub? Who killed him? e) During the Convention, France had a new calendar, could you tell me your birthday date with that calendar?
THE TERROR
Guess who this person is and write a small summary about this person's life. a) He/She was a butcher's child. b) Opposed to the death penalty, and a republican, proposed to defend Louis Capet (Louis XVI's name as a citizen) and to spare him from the scaffold. c) He/She was an abolitionist. He/she made proposals to reform the marriage. d) He/She had her/his trial in the month of Brumaire, Year II of the Republic, He/She was charged with sedition. e) He/She was accused of having prepared a text or posters contrary to the revolution and the desire of the entire France. f) He/She was executed by guillotine in the month of Brumaire. g) His/her most important masterpiece is dedicated to the Queen Marie Antoinette. h) "Man, are you capable of being fair?"