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Guernica in the woods at Zilbeti

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November 25th 2012
When Pablo Picasso painted his famous Guernica back in 1937, I wonder if he knew what its impact would be. It is a symbol of the tragedy of war and a monument to the universal suffering that conflict brings to all involved. It is a controversial work of art named after a town in the Basque region of Spain which was destroyed in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. At the moment you can see th ... read more

Europe » Spain » Navarre » Zilbeti

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more