Travel and Teaching in Portugal and Spain a Photographic Journey

By Mark J. Curran

Travel and Teaching in Portugal and SpainA Photographic Journey is another in the series Stories I Told My Students. It follows the pattern of books listed above on Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, and Colombia. The book tells the tale of travel in Portugal and travel and summer teaching in the Arizona State University summer program in Spain in 1987.
The format of the book combines notes from the travel diary, vignettes on the history of the places visited, and in particular notes, on major literary figures like Lus de Cames or Miguel de Cervantes. Major universities like the University of Coimbra in Portugal and the University of Salamanca in Spain are highlighted. Emphasis is also given to places and figures of the Catholic tradition, like the Cistercian Monastery of Alcobaa in Portugal and the stories of Santa Teresa de Jess, San Juan de la Cruz, and Ignacio de Loyola in Spain. All are represented in the 256 photos in the book.
Cities and places in Portugal are Lisbon, Belm, Sintra, Nazar, Batalha, Ftima, Leiria, Coimbra, O Porto, Viana do Castelo, and Guimares.
In Spain one sees Mlaga, Crdoba, Mijas, Sevilla, Mrida, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, Len, vila, Madrid, Segovia, Burgos, El Escorial, and Valle de los Cados.
A side trip to the sanctuaries of Spain and France emphasizes Zaragoza, Barbastro of Opus Dei fame, Lourdes in France, and Loyola in the Basque Country.
The book is written in a colloquial style, the author conversing with the reader, perhaps over a Vinho Verde from Portugal or a Clarete from La Rioja in Spain. One discovers adventures in travel time in Portugal, in Mlaga, and Madrid for classes and social life, and travel in other parts of Spain, all accompanied by a nice overview of history and culture.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Apr 4, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490732121

Mark J. Curran

Mark J. Curran is Professor Emeritus from Arizona State University where he worked from 1968 to 2011. He taught Spanish Language as well as the Survey of Spanish Literature, a seminar on "Don Quixote," and Civilization of Spain and Latin American Civilization. He also taught the Portuguese Language (Brazilian Variant) as well as a Survey of Luso-Brazilian Literature, Luso-Brazilian Civilization, and Seminars on Chico Buarque de Hollanda and Brazil's Folk-Popular Literature (the "Literatura de Cordel"). He has written forty-four books, eight in academic circles before retirement, thirty-six with Trafford in retirement. Color images of the covers and summaries of the books appear on his website: www.currancordelconnection.com His e-mail address is: [e-mail]

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Table of Contents

Preface

The Portugal Odyssey

Preamble To Portugal And Lisbon: Their History

Arrival And Tourism In Lisbon

Belém

Sintra

Alcobaça

Nazaré

Óbidos

Batalha

Fátima

Leiria

Coimbra

O Porto

Viana Do Castelo

Guimaraes

Lisbon Anew

Final Thoughts On Portugal

Travel And Teaching In Spain

Travel From Portugal To Málaga And Life In Málaga

Granada

The Alhambra

The Alcazaba Or Moorish Palace Of Málaga

Sevilla

La Gira—Travel To Central, Northern And Northwestern Spain

Madrid Part I

The Corrida De Toros Or Bull Fight At Las Ventas Arena

Gira To Toledo

The Alcázar

The Cathedral

La Sinagoga De Santa María La Blanca

Madrid Anew

The Prado—Part II

Trip To Segovia

Gira And Pilgrimage To The Sanctuaries

Last Days In Madrid

Final Thoughts On Spain—A Review Of Part II Of The Book

Epilogue

About The Author

List of Images

Image 1. A Praça dos Restauradores, Lisbon

Image 2. Monumento ao Marquês de Pombal

Image 3. View of Rio Tejo and Praça do Comércio

Image 4. Blue Tile Azulejos—Old Scene of Praça do Comércio

Image 5. View of Lisbon from the Bairro Alto

Image 6. Shopping in the Chiado district

Image 7. View across Lisbon to the Castelo de São Jorge

Image 8. Side View of Castelo de São Jorge

Image 9. A Street in the Alfama District—Laundry Hanging from the Balconies

Image 10. Ice Cream at a Botequim in the Alfama

Image 11. Façada of the Museu dos Azulejos

Image 12. Portuguese Tile Scene Museu dos Azulejos 1

Image 13. Portuguese Tile Scene Museu dos Azulejos 2

Image 14. Cathedral of Lisbon—Igreja da Sé

Image 15. The Belvedere and the Electric Trolley Car, O Elétrico, Lisbon

Image 16. Keah, Katie, Mark in the Cervejaria District, Lisbon

Image 17. Katie and the Plastic Bed at the Residência Dublin

Image 18. Portuguese Cafezinhos or Bicas and Soda—a Confeitaria in Belém

Image 19. Tomb of King Sebastião and the Elephants, Mosteiro dos Jerônimos, Belém

Image 20. Tomb of Vasco da Gama, Jerônimos

Image 21. Tomb of Luís de Camões, Jerônimos

Image 22. Cloister, Katie and Fountain, Jerônimos

Image 23. Katie, Lion and Fountain, Jerônimos

Image 24. A Torre de Belém"

Image 25. Monumento dos Descobridores—Monument of the Discoverers, Belém

Image 26. Side view of the Monument of the Discoverers

Image 27. The Royal Carriage Museum, O Museu dos Coches, Belém

Image 28. Mark and Keah at the Bom Jardim

Image 29. Katie Wading in the Surf, Cascais

Image 30. View into Sintra—the Palácio da Pena

Image 31. Katie and Keah, O Palácio Real, Sintra

Image 32. The Main Plaza of Sintra and the Moorish Castle Above

Image 33. Entrance, Palácio da Pena

Image 34. West Parapet, Palácio da Pena

Image 35. Northwest Parapet, Palácio da Pena

Image 36. Interior Pátio with Azulejos, Palácio da Pena

Image 37. View Down to the Castelo Mouro from the Palácio da Pena

Image 38. Portuguese China or Louça, Sintra

Image 39. Elevador Santa Justa, Lisbon

Image 40. Windmill or Moinho de Vento on the Road to Alcobaça

Image 41. Entrance, O Mosteiro de Alcobaça

Image 42. Blue Tiles, the Scene of Afonso Henriques’ Plea to the Virgin

Image 43. Sarcophagus of Inés de Castro

Image 44. View of Alcobaça Monastery from Hotel, Katie, Keah

Image 45. View of Nazaré

Image 46. View of Funicular to Top of Nazaré Hill

Image 47. Church in Nazaré with Blue Tile Façade

Image 48. Fishermen’s Wives Sewing on the Beach

Image 49. Fishermen Mending Nets at Dusk on the Beach

Image 50. Drying Fish (Carrapú) on Racks on Nazaré Beach

Image 51. Katie, Keah with Young Girls on Fishing Boat at Nazaré

Image 52. Katie Wading in the Surf at Nazaré

Image 53. Overview of Walls and Castle of Óbidos

Image 54. Another View of Walls and Castle of Óbidos

Image 55. Katie and Armored Knight in the Castle of Óbidos

Image 56. Mark and the Church of Óbidos

Image 57. Ice Cream—Óbidos

Image 58. A Stylish Katie on the Diving Board at the Motel in Batalha

Image 59. The Façada of the Mosteiro da Batalha

Image 60. A Lateral View of the Mosteiro and General Nunes de Pereira

Image 61. The Royal Sarcophagus, Batalha

Image 62. The Cloister, Batalha

Image 63. Main Door of Batalha Monastery

Image 64. Bicas in the Confeitaria, Batalha

Image 65. The Basílica of Fátima

Image 66. The Chapel, Mass and Image of the Virgin, Fátima

Image 67. The Castle of Leiria from the Plaza

Image 68. Coimbra from the Mondego River

Image 69. Portugal dos Pequenos 1

Image 70. Portugal dos Pequenos 2

Image 71. Statue of Dom João III, Founder of the University of Coimbra, Mark

Image 72. Outside View of the Library of the University of Coimbra

Image 73. Inside View of the Library of the University of Coimbra

Image 74. Igreja da Sé or Cathedral, Coimbra

Image 75. The Altar of the Igreja da Sé

Image 76. The Main Plaza of Coimbra

Image 77. View of O Porto and the Douro River

Image 78. View of Viana do Castelo and the Atlantic

Image 79. Statue of Afonso Henriques, Founder of Portugal, Guimarães

Image 80. Katie and Mark, Breakfast in the Hotel at Guimarães

Image 81. The Castle of Guimarães

Image 82. Stained Glass Windows, the Castle of Guimarães

Image 83. Monastery from the Hill in Guimarães

Image 84. Keah, Katie, Patio of the Monastery, Guimarãess

Image 85. Málaga Harbor and Plaza de Toros

Image 86. Tamara and Katie on the Burrico in the Park

Image 87. Beach Scene at Torremolinos, Miguel, Felisa, Katie and Keah

Image 88. Currans on the Paddleboat, Torremolinos

Image 89. The Sevillanas Show at the Malagueta Festival

Image 90. Statues of Jesus and Mary at Málaga Cathedral

Image 91. The Monstrance for the Corpus Christi Procession

Image 92. Father’s Day in Málaga

Image 93. Malagueta Festival: Horsemen and Their Ladies

Image 94. Two Arabians and Caballeros

Image 95. Toreros Arrive in Style to the Arena

Image 96. The Three Hills of Granada

Image 97. La Corte de los Arrayanes—La Alhambra

Image 98. Arches in the Barca Gallery

Image 99. El Patio de los Leones

Image 100. El Salón de las Dos Hermanas

Image 101. El Patio del Generalife

Image 102. Flowers and Fountains of El Generalife

Image 103. Santiago Matamoros, Royal Chapel, Granada

Image 104. La Bodega and Jamón Serrano, Málaga

Image 105. The Moorish Alcazaba, Katie, Málaga

Image 106. The Burros of Mijas

Image 107. Streets, Houses and Flowers, Mijas

Image 108. The Roman Bridge at Córdoba

Image 109. The Scholar Maimónides, Córdoba

Image 110. La Puerta del Perdón, La Mesquita, Córdoba

Image 111. Entrance to the Mihrab Córdoba

Image 112. The Silver Hapsburg Double Eagle, the Catholic Cathedral in La Mesquita

Image 113. The Alabaster Bull and Pulpit, The Catholic Cathedral in La Mesquita de Córdoba

Image 114. The Jewish Quarter and Its Flowers, Katie, Córdoba

Image 115. La Giralda (the Old Mosque) de Sevilla

Image 116. Huge Entry Door, the Cathedral of Sevilla

Image 117. The Tomb of Columbus Carried by the Four Kings of Spain, Katie

Image 118. The Silver Monstrance, Cathedral of Sevilla

Image 119. Statue of the Virgin, Cathedral of Sevilla

Image 120. Entrance to the Alcázar, Sevilla

Image 121. Inside the Alcázar, Interior Ornamentation

Image 122. Moorish Interior Décor, the Alcázar

Image 123. Entrance to King Carlos V’s Palace, Sevilla

Image 124. The Currans in Carlos V’s Gardens

Image 125. Mark on the Bridge, la Plaza de España, Sevilla

Image 126. Keah and the Tiled Madrid Scene, la Plaza de Espana

Image 127. Las Palomas Blancas, Professor Michael Flys, Sevilla

Image 128. Las Palomas Blancas, Katie

Image 129. The Roman Ruins at Mérida

Image 130. The Storks (Cigueñas) La Plaza de Salamanca

Image 131. Baile Folclórico, Salamanca

Image 132. Katie at the Burger King, Salamanca

Image 133. The Cathedral, the Río Tormes of Lazarillo de Tormes Fame and the Stone Bulls

Image 134. La Plaza Mayor, Salamanca

Image 135. La Casa de las Conchas

Image 136. Patio of the University of Salamanca, the Statue of Fray Luis de León

Image 137. The Plateresque Entrance and Fray Luis

Image 138. The Hapsburg Entrance—the Double Eagle

Image 139. Unamuno’s Examination Bench

Image 140. Fray Luis’s Pulpit

Image 141. The ASU Student Group at the University

Image 142. Plateresque Entrance of the New Cathedral

Image 143. The Old Cathedral and the Skyline of Salamanca

Image 144. Retablo and the High Altar, the Old Cathedral

Image 145. The Exam Seat, Professor Mark, the Santa Bárbara Chapel

Image 146. The Eleventh Century Romanesque Church of San Marcos

Image 147. The Obradeiro Façade, Santiago de Compostela

Image 148. El Pórtico de la Gloria, 1

Image 149. El Pórtico de la Gloria, 2

Image 150. The Golden Baroque High Altar, the Church of Santiago de Compostela

Image 151. Entryway, Parador Fernando I, Old Hospital de los Reyes

Image 152. With the Tunas in Santiago de Compostela Plaza

Image 153. With the Group for Dinner, Santiago de Compostela

Image 154. The Party with the Tunas, Santiago de Compostela

Image 155. The Market in Santiago de Compostela

Image 156. Stained Glass, the Cathedral, León

Image 157. Retablo, the Cathedral, León

Image 158. Entrance, San Isidoro Church, León

Image 159. Close Up, Entrance, San Isidoro, the Knight Santiago Matamoros

Image 160. The Hallway inside the Parador

Image 161. Wall Scene of Santiago Matamoros, León

Image 162. Keah, Interior Patio of the Parador

Image 163. Portada of the Parador, Santiago el Apóstolo

Image 164. Mark in Front of the Wall of Ávila

Image 165. Keah, Flowers and the Wall of Ávila

Image 166. The Church-Basilica of Santa Teresa de Jesus, Ávila

Image 167. The ASU Group in Front of the Walled City of Ávila

Image 168. Madrid, the Dorm of the Colegio Mayor de Alcalá

Image 169. Katie, Statues of Don Quixote, Rocinante el Caballo and Sancho Panza, La Plaza de España, Madrid

Image 170. La Gran Vía, Madrid

Image 171. The Symbol of Madrid, el Oso

Image 172. La Plaza Mayor de Madrid, King Felipe III

Image 173. La Plaza de Cristóbal Colón

Image 174. The Triumphal Arch of King Carlos III

Image 175. Avenida Castellanas, Madrid

Image 176. Entrance to Las Cuevas and Famous Tapas, Madrid

Image 177. Mark and Keah, the Fountain and Entry to El Parque del Buen Retiro

Image 178. The Students, the Lake and the Monumento del Buen Retiro

Image 179. Entrance to El Prado Art Museum

Image 180. Lladró statue of El Greco, Curran’s Souvenirs

Image 181. Christ Carrying the Cross. El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Iráklion (Candia) 1540/41 – 1614 Toledo). Robert Lehman Collection,

1975.1.145. Image copyrighted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Image 182. The Adoration of the Shepherds. El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Iráklion (Candia) 1540/1541-1614 Toledo). Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941. 41.190.17. Image copyrighted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Image 183. Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara (1541-1609). El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Iráklion (Candia) 1540/41 – 1614 Toledo). H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929. 29.1005. Image copyrighted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Image 184. Philip IV (1605-1665), King of Spain. Velázquez (Diego Rodríguezde Silva y Velázquez) (Spanish, Seville 1599 – 1660 Madrid). Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913. 14.40.639. Image copyrighted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Image 185. Don Gaspar de Guzmán (1587 -1645), Count – Duke of Olivares. Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) (Spanish, Seville 1599 – 1660 Madrid). Fletcher Fund, 1952. 52. 125. Image copyrighted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Image 186. Juan de Pareja (born about 1610, died 1670). Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) (Spanish, Seville 1599 – 1660 Madrid). Purchase, Fletcher and Rogers Funds, and Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), by exchange, supplemented by gifts from friends of the Museum, 1971. 1971.86. Image copyrighted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Image 187. View of Toledo. El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Iráklion (Candia) 1540-41 – 1614 Toledo). H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929. 29.100.6. Image copyrighted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Image 188. View of Toledo

Image 189. Bisagra Bridge, Toledo

Image 190. The Alcázar, Toledo

Image 191. The Cathedral and Entrance, Toledo

Image 192. Close up, the Cathedral entrance

Image 193. El Entierro del Señor de Orgaz. Attributed to Jorge Manuel Theotocópuli (1578 – 1631) After El Greco (1541 – 1614) A Photographic Reproduction of a two dimensional public domain work of art. From 1. Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository.

Image 194. Casa-Museo de El Greco

Image 195. La Sinagoga de Santa María la Blanca

Image 196. La Sinagoga del Tránsito

Image 197. Interior pátio, San Juan de Reyes Monastery

Image 198. Interior Patio with Gargoyles, San Juan de los Reyes

Image 199. The Damasceno Craftsman at Work, Toledo

Image 200. Katie, a Narrow Street of Medieval Toledo

Image 201. Talavera Pottery, Katie, Toledo

Image 202. Toledo Steel and Armor, Mark and the Knight

Image 203. Toledo Steel and Armor, Katie and Her Knight in Shining Armor

Image 204. Segovia, the Alcázar Castle-Palace

Image 205. View of the Old City and the Cathedral, Segovia

Image 206. The Roman Aqueduct, Segovia

Image 207. Lateral view of the Alcázar

Image 208. The Tower of the Alcázar

Image 209. Stained Glass Shield of Castile-León, the Alcázar

Image 210. The Plaza of Juan Bravo, Segovia

Image 211. La Casa de los Picos, Segovia

Image 212. The Romanesque Church of the Vera Cruz, Segovia

Image 213. The Retablo de La Iglesia de la Vera Cruz

Image 214. Church of the Tomb of San Juan de la Cruz and Iglesia de la Vera Cruz, Segovia

Image 215. The Tomb of San Juan de la Cruz

Image 216. Painting of Santa Teresa de Jesus and San Juan de la Cruz, Segovia

Image 217. The Picnic and the river, Outside Segovia

Image 218. The Pouring of the Wine, the Picnic

Image 219. Trip to the Sanctuaries, Olive Orchards in Spain

Image 220. The Basílica de la Virgen del Pilar, Zaragoza

Image 221. The Castle on the Hill, Huésca Province

Image 222. The Lake at Barbastro

Image 223. The Church of Opus Dei, Barbastro

Image 224. Small Town in the Pyrenees

Image 225. Peaks of the Pyrenees

Image 226. The Border and Entrance into France

Image 227. Katie, Keah, the Basilica of Lourdes

Image 228. The Cross and Basilica, Lourdes

Image 229. The Grotto of the Apparitions

Image 230. The Bay at San Sebastián, Basque Country

Image 231. Don Quixote and Sancho in Basque Country

Image 232. The Countryside on the way to Aspeitia-Loyola

Image 233. Front of the Basilica of San Ignacio de Loyola

Image 234. Side of the Basilica and