10th November 2011

Today in Social Sciences Paqui has got angry at the beginning of the class because we came into the class but after we went out again to the corridor and then in the class some people were standing up. Then Paqui has reminded us the things we saw yesterday about the Esquilache Riots.

Afterwards Alejandro has checked the exercise 22, it was about the reforms of Charles III's reing. The reforms he did weren't enough for all the people of the time.One of the reforms he did is very curious, he declared the honesty of all the professions, this means that handworks have the same value as the rest of professions.Then Laura Meco has checked the exercise 23 that asked about the limitations of these reforms, one of the problems of these reforms was that most of the people continued being poor so there wasn't enough demand, so the industries didn't develop. This created a vicious circle.

After the correction of the exercises Paqui has talked to us about Charles IV, who looks like our actual king, Juan Carlos I. When Paqui has finished explaining Charles IV we have started checking the crossword from unit 2 starting from Dani.

As some people were talking while we checked the crossword Paqui has said that maybe she will change our seats so we have kept silence.

After the correction of the crossword we have started the new unit called "The French Revolution and the Restoration". We have copied the index from the blackboard. Later Enrique has started reading the Introduction in the book and the Causes of the Revolution. After Paqui has explained us all that.
Today for homework we have to do the exercise 1 in page 22.

Some new words we have learned today is:
-to issue a decree: hacer público un decreto
-vicious circle: círculo vicioso
-to be gifted to: estar dotado para

Source: http://aquileana.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/eric-hobsbawm-la-era-de-las-revoluciones-1789-1848-la-revolucion-francesa/

Bye!!

Wednesday, 9th November

Today in social science we have started checking the exercises twenty and twenty one.
We have seen The Esquilache Riots, it was a revol in 1766.
it was to cut out colacks and hats to avoid criminals' umpunity. This decree was the excuse used by the privileged to instigate the people to revolt against Esquilache, thaking advantage of their discontent, due to the high prices of wheat.
Also we have been the absolute monarchy of Philip V and Ferdinand VI, it was created in the 18th centuy their main features were:
- Absolute monarchy
-Cortes with only consultive functions and they were barely caleed Cortes of Spain
-King helped bysecretaries, who formed the cabinat
-Consultive councils
-Castilian laws and institutions were extended to all the territory
-The territories were divided into provinces, ruled by Capitains generals.

And the last thin we have seen was the Enligtened Reformism.
Charles III was the king of Naples during 20 years.
-At first, Italian ministers. ESQUILANCE started the reforms: the privileged were afraid of the fact that these reforms threatened their privileged.
This finished with the Esquilache's dism sal.
At the end of the class, Paqui has given us the exams, I pass the exam but I don't have a good mark because I didn't study art! such us I have said why do I have to study art? If I am of science! jaj
kisses sorry because I am late!

Two interesting art exhibitions

For those who love art, there are two current exhibitions both in Madrid and London that you may like: 

- "Leonardo da Vinci, painter at the court of Milan" at the London National Gallery : this is an exhibition of some of Leonardo da Vinci´s most important works, painted when he worked for Duke Ludovico Sforza in Milan at the end of the 15th century. Visitors will be able to see nine Leonardo´s most important paintings in the same place. One of the most interesting aspects of this exhibition lies on the possibility of comparing the two versions of The Virgin of the Rocks (the one that belongs to the National Gallery, recently restored, and the one that makes part of the Louvre collection). Here you have two links, where you will find some of the paintings you analyzed last year, such as The lady with an ermine:

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/leonardo-da-vinci-painter-at-the-court-of-milan

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13334287

Portrait of a musician, Leonardo da Vinci

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_a_Musician

- "The Hermitage in El Prado": this exhibition offers the possibility of visiting 120 works of art of Saint Petersburg´s Hermitage Museum. The Russian tsars started an art collection that includes works of art from different periods. If you go to Madrid, you will be able to visit some Caravaggio, Titian or Velázquez ´s paintings never seen before in Spain. The exhibition also includes some sculptures, such as the terracota study made by Bernini before sculpting his Ecstasy of Saint Theresa. This is also a unique opportunity of watching some paintings of the 20th century in El Prado. Here you have some more information about the works of art on display: 

http://www.museodelprado.es/en/exhibitions/exhibitions/at-the-museum/tesoros-del-hermitage/exposicion/

Tavern scene or The Luncheon, Velázquez

Source: http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/03/hm3_3_1_2b.html

The Lute player, Caravaggio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lute_Player_(Caravaggio)

Ecstasy of Saint Theresa (terracota model), Bernini

Source: http://www.artrenewal.org/commerce/customorder.php?artworkid=13345

If you go to Madrid, don´t miss the opportunity of watching these and other masterpieces.

7th November 2011

Hello!!

Today in Social Science we have done the exam of units 9 and 1, in the unit 9 we have to study: the Absolute Monarchy, the definition of Baroque, demography, society and economy, the Thirty Years' War, The English Revolutions and the Decline of the Hispanic Empire and in the unit 1 we have to study: the Ancien Régime, the changes in the 18th century, Enlightenment, Political and Economy thinking, the independence of the 13 colonies of North America and the fundations of the U.S.A. and the War of the Spanish Succession.

In the exam we have got five questions, first to put the correct name with it definition, second one, to explain the Enlightenment and two of its philosophers, the third one, to choose two of these options:

a) Explain the Ancient Regime: Main features

b) Explain The Enlightened Despotism

c) Explain the War of the Spanish Succession.

In the exercise four, we have to choose five words and define it when and where they happened, and the last exercise we have to explained the Foundation of the U.S.A.

In my opinion the exam has been a little bit long.

This is all for today.

Hot Potatoes activities to review for the exam

Here you have some interactive activities I´ve prepared, so that you can review for the exam on Monday. Click on the pictures to go to the correspondent websites: 

3th of November

Today in Social Science we have been without Paqui,
 because she has been on a strike, with other teachers.
During the lesson we have done the last exercises
of unit 1 and the crossword.
The exercises were about the main features
of the Centralized Absolutism of Philip V and Ferdinand VI,
about the Esquilache Riots and the main reforms of Charles III´s reign.
And the crossword was about the 18th century (all the unit).
  

                                          
On Monday we will have the exam, and I think that it will be more difficult
because is about 2 units.
The first one is about the 17th century:

  17th CENTURY                       - Demography, Society and Economy

 ABSOLUTE MONARCHY     - Politics in the 17th century                                   

 AND BAROQUE                      - The decline of the Hispanic Empire                              
                                                    - Art and culture in the 17th century                          
                                                    
                  
                                                                                                 
                    

http://www.google.es/imgres?                       q=17th+century+europe&num=10&um=1&hl=es&biw=1024&bih=634

&tbm=isch&tbnid=qCaGB6lP1PNSnM:&imgrefurl=

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/harlandj/courses/394

  
The second one is about the 18th century:


                                                                                       
  18th CENTURY                    -The Ancien Régime  
THE CRISIS OF THE           - Changes in the 18th century                                                                                   
ANCIENT REGIME AND   - Englishment
 THE BOURBONS IN          - The Independence of the 13 colonies 
           SPAIN                            of North America and Fundation                                                                                                  

                                                   of the USA               
                                                        

             http://www.google.es/imgres?q=treaty+of+utrecht&um=1&hl=es&biw=1024&bih=634&tbm=

isch&tbnid=551dHPA3fnI1xM:&imgrefurl=http://zh.wikipedia.org/

                                                
                                                

      Sorry for writing the journal so late, but I have had some problems with the computer.  

      See you tomorrow, 

      Bye

2011-2012 Challenges. Number 7

As I´m going on strike (again) tomorrow, here you have this week´s challenge questions. If you answer them, you will learn something more about the first Bourbons in Spain.

QUESTION 1

Cadastre is a Catalan word used to refer to the single tax imposed in Catalonia by Philip V. This tax was part of the punishments imposed by Philip V to the territories of the former Crown of Aragon and its objective was to make tax collection more efficient and to balance the Aragonese contributions to the State finances with the Castilian contributions. The unique tax was called cadastre in Catalonia. How was this single tax called in Aragon, Valencia and Mallorca?

QUESTION 2

The Marquis of Ensenada had the idea of extending the cadastre to Castile. Ensenada was one of Ferdinand VI´s  most important and influential secretaries. However, he made a decision that could be considered racist today. He ordered the  arrest of  all the member of a minority  community. What was this community?

Zenón de Somodevilla y Bengoechea, Marquis of Ensenada

Source: http://www.gentedelpuerto.com/2011/07/12/1-073-el-marques-de-la-ensenada-su-destierro-en-el-puerto/

QUESTION 3

Some years later Ensenada was arrested and exiled, first in Granada and later in El Puerto de Santa María. Why?

QUESTION 4

There is a royal pantheon in El Escorial, where all the kings of the Hispanic Monarchy and Spain since Philip II have been buried. Why wasn´t King Ferdinand VI buried there? Where is he buried?

Ferdinand VI

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fernando_VI_rey_de_Espana.jpg

QUESTION 5

The first population census in Spain was made during Charles III´s reign. How is this census known? According to this census, how many people lived in Spain at the end of the 18th century?

QUESTION 6

Why didn´t Charles III´s firstborn male son reign in Spain?

2nd of November

Today in the Social Science class Paqui has come a little late because she has come from the toilet. There have been a change in the places of sit, because I have changed my place with Alexander, because if not I speak a lot with Carmen. At first in the class Silvia has been a little revolutionized and Paqui has said her that she is going to go out if she follow in this way, but then she has been relaxed.

We have reviewed some things with a power point and then we have started to check the scheme we have had to do for homework about the point 6a in the book, the War of Spanish Succession and the treaty of Utrecht. We also have spoken about the challenge, about the painting of Philip V, because it is hanging upside down. He is like that because the conquered the city of Xátiva, he set it on fire and then the citizens punish Philip V in this way. We have spoken about two proverbs which are in Valencia:

- Quan el mal ve d´Almansa, a tots alcança (When evil comes from Almansa, everybody is caught)

- De ponent, ni vent ni gent (From the west, neither wind nor people")

The people in Minorca called the 18^th century as “The British century” as it belonged to Great Britain. The British have Gibraltar because it is a strategic city like Ceuta and Melilla. We have also spoken about the War of Jenkins’ Ear, in 1739. After that we I have checked the exercise 19 of the book, about the Nueva Planta Decrees, which was a punishment to the Aragonese people of Philip V, because they supported Archduke Charles in the Succession War.

We have vote about if the point 6a is inside the exam of Monday and we have to study it. It is better because if not in the next exam we will have to study a lot.

Paqui has explained us that Philip V was a cicrotimic, because he had different changes of humor. He was also very dirty. Farinelli was a castrato which sung to him with the condition of take a shower. He abdicated in favour of his Son Louis in 1724.After Louis I´s death, Philip V continued to reign, but he left most of his duties on the hands of his secretaries. He was the king until his death in 1746 and Ferdinand VI was his successor. He was the Philip V’s son but of his 1^st wife, Mary Louise Gabrielle of Savoy. During the reing of Fernand VI his minister Ensenada prepared a big questionnaire in order to establish a unique tax, but the data obtained couldn´t be used due to the opposition of the privileged.

The new words we have learned:

- Proverb: refrán.

- To severe: seccionar.

- Cadastre: cadastro.

- Property regristry: registro de propiedad.

I have liked a lot this class in my new site. Tomorrow there is a strike and Paqui won’t come. For the next day we have to do the exercises from 20 to 23 and the crossword.

Today Paqui hasn’t said any time to be quiet so congratulations for my classmates jajaja

http://www.tiempodehistoria.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1603

Kisses.

And now to the 100,000 and beyond!

Source: http://www.firstvoices.ca/en/Nuxalk/story/e45fabe6cedc42a4/Counting+In+Nuxalkmc

Thanks to all the readers!

Presentation about Spain during the 18th century

At Mari Luz´s request, here you have the PowerPoint presentation about Spain during the 18th century. It includes the War of Spanish Succession and Philip V, Ferdinand VI and Charles III´s reigns.