If colonial Spain was led by Don Quixote and post-colonial Spain by Sancho Panza, who’s in charge now?

Donkey Xote aka Rucio to the charge, sez Candide.

Donkey Xote aka Rucio to the charge, sez Candide.

“Before [1898], without a doubt, it was quixotic country, which thought of itself differently from what it really was,” Baroja wrote in 1927. “Before, in the period of adventures, Spain was led by Don Quixote. From now on, it would be directed by Sancho Panza.” (Via learned.english.dog, source?)

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Last updated 11/06/2012

This post pre-dates my organ-grinding days, and may be imported from elsewhere.
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Don Quixote (36): Don Quixote, fully titled The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha, is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

Kaleboel (4307):

Miguel de Cervantes (82):

Pío Baroja (21): Pío Baroja y Nessi was a Spanish writer, one of the key novelists of the Generation of '98.


Comments

  1. Re a: Enough of fighting our grandfather’s wars, even enougher of being treated like most of them. Upgrading to lions is for sissies.

    Re b: Right click on photo, goto one of the sizes offered. Right click again, download as html, extract photo from folder. That’s stealing, so by definition it’s for free.

    PS: I see el Primo is spooking again. He can use a mirror.

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