Matamoros... photos on Flickr

A muchas de esas personas las he podido ir apreciando cada día más porque de una u otra forma me voy haciendo parte de su vida cotidiana así como ellas de la mía.

Lo que he comenzado a hacer últimamente es invitar a algunas de esas personas a compartir conmigo "cara a cara", que para mi es una forma de decir gracias por estar en mi mundo virtual y dejarme ser parte del de ustedes.

En la foto, la Prisca y Pablo Matamoros

Broom Vendor by Steven dosRemedios

Tlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca, Mexico

DSC09413 by CBTis189

by Rubí.

DSC09426 by CBTis189

Teatro Reforma by elburracato

Respite by Steven dosRemedios

Tlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca, Mexico

PREPA TEC, MATAMOROS by Constructora Stiva

Blas Matamoro by Casa de América

Mesa redonda 'El infinito Borges. Jorge Luis Borges y la crítica', celebrada el 5 de mayo de 2016. Para más información: www.casamerica.es/literatura/jorge-luis-borges-y-la-critica

Matamoros, Mexico by Shane Adams

Located on the border of the US and Mexico, Matamoros offers a unique and rustic charm.

Santiago Matamoros by Leo Cloma

Santiago Matamoros

A Tableau of Four Figures

Bicol, 17th century

molave / mulawoin hardwood (Vitex Parviflora)

height: 42 1/2” (108 cm) width: 47 1/2” (121 cm) length: 29 1/2” (75 cm)

Opening bid: PHP 300,000

PROPERTY FROM THE DON BENITO LEGARDA JR. COLLECTION

ABOUT THE WORK

Spanish tradition also has it that Santiago el Mayor/Saint James the Great appeared in an epic battle between the Christians and the Moors on a white horse, holding a flag, and brandishing a sword to help the Christians slay the Moors. Hence, the (politically–incorrect) title: “Santiago Matamoros” (“James the slayer of the Moors”). The Battle of Clavijo in 834/844 AD was mythical but the Second Battle of Albelda in 859 AD on which Clavijo was loosely–based was historical. Ramiro I of Asturias’ son and successor Ordono I and Garcia Iniguez of Pamplona crushed Musa ibn Musa al– Qasawi and his army. The Asturias victory gave rise to the centuries–old cult of “Santiago Matamoros” in the Iberian peninsula and became the foundation of Catholic Spanish identity. The great shrine of “Santiago de Compostela” and the continuing worldwide popularity of the “El Camino de Santiago” pilgrimage are testaments to that. Spanish tradition also has it that Santiago el Mayor/Saint James the Great appeared in an epic battle between the Christians and the Moors on a white horse, holding a flag, and brandishing a sword to help the Christians slay the Moors. Hence, the (politically–incorrect) title: “Santiago Matamoros” (“James the slayer of the Moors”). The Battle of Clavijo in 834/844 AD was mythical but the Second Battle of Albelda in 859 AD on which Clavijo was loosely–based was historical. Ramiro I of Asturias’ son and successor Ordono I and Garcia Iniguez of Pamplona crushed Musa ibn Musa al– Qasawi and his army. The Asturias victory gave rise to the centuries–old cult of “Santiago Matamoros” in the Iberian peninsula and became the foundation of Catholic Spanish identity. The great shrine of “Santiago de Compostela” and the continuing worldwide popularity of the “El Camino de Santiago” pilgrimage are testaments to that.

Lot 123 of the Leon Gallery auction on December 2, 2023. Please see leonexchange.com and leon-gallery.com for more information.

TEDx Matamoros by TEDx Matamoros