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Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a dictator

Birth Year

1892

Death Year

1975

Significance

His 36-year dictatorship transformed Spain politically and culturally

Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist

Birth Year

1893

Death Year

1983

Significance

A leading figure in Surrealism whose work has influenced many artists

Spanish painter, sculptor and art theorist

Birth Year

1923

Death Year

2012

Significance

One of the most famous European artists of his generation, known for mixed media works

Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, and theatre designer

Birth Year

1881

Death Year

1973

Significance

Co-founder of the Cubist movement and one of the most influential artists of the 20th century

Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language

Birth Year

1547

Death Year

1616

Significance

Author of Don Quixote, considered the first modern novel

Surrealist artist known for striking and bizarre images

Birth Year

1904

Death Year

1989

Significance

One of the most famous figures in modern art, his museum in Figueres is a major attraction

Spanish romantic painter and printmaker

Birth Year

1746

Death Year

1828

Significance

Considered the most important Spanish artist of late 18th and early 19th centuries

Queen of Castile and León who, with her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon, laid the foundation for the political unification of Spain

Birth Year

1451

Death Year

1504

Significance

Her reign marked the transition from medieval to modern Spain and the beginning of Spanish colonization of the Americas

Painter, sculptor, and architect of the Spanish Renaissance

Birth Year

1541

Death Year

1614

Significance

Created dramatic and expressionistic works that influenced many later artists

Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director

Birth Year

1898

Death Year

1936

Significance

One of Spain's most important literary figures, known for works exploring themes of rural life and Spanish culture