Tuesday 26 April 2016

WINDMILLS OF LA MANCHA ( Task 2 )

My village is located in a region called "La Mancha". Miguel de Cervantes wrote a novel called "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quijote of La Mancha". In that time there were windmills which served to grind flour and make bread. He used windmills for his novel. This year celebrates the 4th centenary since the death of Miguel de Cervantes. This is a photograph of an old windmill:


                                 
In this picture you can see how is the inside of a windmill:  

(WINDMILLS IN LA MANCHA -  GIANTS AGAINST THE WIND)


Alonso Quijano was a little bit crazy nobleman  who wanted to be gentleman, and he like that his name was Don Quijote. He always was accompanied by his friend and squire Sancho Panza.
Don Quijote saw things  that the others did not see, He was falled in love for a ugly peasant but he  thought that she was a delicate and a beautiful maiden. One day he saw the windmills and he thought that they were dangerous giants and he fought against them.







Today there other windmills and are much more modern. Here is a picture of them:



Do you like my Región in Spain?

2 comments:

  1. Lovely post Maria! It's interesting what has stayed the same and what has changed about windmills... maybe we should do a little more learning about them when we get back...?

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    1. Yes , maybe Mr Gregg. Thanks!!!!

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