Spain
- Eulogius of Cordova (859) – Executed by Muslim rulers for blasphemy
- Rodrigo Calderon (1621) – Executed in Madrid
- Antonio Osorio de Acuña (1526) – Executed in Simancas for supporting the Comunero Revolt
- Juan Bravo (1521) – Executed in Villalar de los Comuneros, Valladolid
- Juan de Padilla (1521) – Executed in Villalar de los Comuneros, Valladolid
- Francisco Maldonado (1521) – Executed in Villalar de los Comuneros, Valladolid
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Famous quotes containing the word spain:
“How the devil am I to prove to my counsel that I don’t know my murderous impulses through C.G. Jung, jealousy through Marcel Proust, Spain through Hemingway ... It’s true, you need never have read these authorities, you can absorb them through your friends, who also live all their experiences second-hand. What an age!”
—Max Frisch (1911–1991)
“last time I saw you was the hospital
pale skull protruding under ashen skin
blue veined unconscious girl
in an oxygen tent
the war in Spain has ended long ago
Aunt Rose”
—Allen Ginsberg (b. 1926)
“Heroic ages are not and never were sentimental and those daring conquistadores who conquered entire worlds for their Spain or Portugal received lamentably little thanks from their kings.”
—Stefan Zweig (18811942)