Spanish Words of Spanish History

1. afrancesados -- Spanish lovers of French culture; also used to describe Spanish supporters of the French Occupation of Spain.
2. Armada Invencible -- Invincible Armada; Spanish Armada.
3. Babieca -- El Cid's horse.
4. bichos raros -- name given to the Generation of '98.
5. bucanero -- buccaneer.
6. caballero andante -- knight errant; wandering knight.
7. castillo -- castle.
8. conversa -- female converso.
9. converso -- literally, convert; Jewish or Muslim convert to Christianity.
10. El Desastre -- literally, "The Disaster"; Spanish name for the loss of Cuba in 1898.
11. El Manco de Lepanto -- literally, "the one-handed man of Lepanto"; nickname of Miguel Cervantes.
12. generación del '98 -- literally, "generation of '98"; a group of writers and philosophers active in Spain during the Spanish-American War of 1898 who were known for their criticism of the Spanish literary and educational establishments.
13. hereje -- heretic.
14. Imperio Español -- Spanish Empire.
15. imperio global -- global empire.
16. infiel -- unbeliever; infidel.
17. Jimena -- El Cid's wife
18. La Ilustración -- The Enlightenment (historical period).
19. La Inquisición Española -- The Spanish Inquisition.
20. la movida -- literally, "the commotion"; a post-Franco backlash in Spain.
21. leyenda negra -- literally, black legend; the claim that Spain and the Spaniards were depicted as uniquely bloodthirsty, cruel, greedy and licentious, in excess of reality.
22. leyenda rosa -- literally, pink legend or white legend; the claim which promoted an ideal view of Spaniards.
23. limpieza de sangre -- purity of blood.
24. Los Reyes Católicos -- literally, The Catholic Monarchs; King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile.
25. mestizaje -- miscegenation.
26. morisco -- Muslim who converted to Christianity after the Spanish reconquest.
27. moro -- Moor; North African.
28. mozárabe -- Christian who remained in Muslim territory during the Muslim occupation of Spain.
29. mudéjar -- Muslim who remained in the territory of Spanish Christians without converting to Christianity.
30. pagano -- pagan.
31. peregrino -- pilgrim.
32. pinturas negras -- literally, black paintings; Goya's most morbid portraits.
33. pirata -- pirate.
34. reconquista -- literally, reconquest; normally a historical term referring to the reconquest of Muslim-occupied Spain by Catholic armies.
35. romero -- pilgrim.
36. siglo de oro -- golden age.
37. siglo dorado -- golden age.