{"id":11611,"date":"2023-04-11T07:07:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T06:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spanish.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=11611"},"modified":"2023-04-06T18:28:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T17:28:23","slug":"el-guernica-simbolo-de-una-historia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spanish.kwiziq.com\/blog\/el-guernica-simbolo-de-una-historia\/","title":{"rendered":"El Guernica, s\u00edmbolo de una historia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Spanish online reading and listening practice &#8211; level C1<\/h2>\n<p>Pablo Ruiz Picasso is probably Spain&#8217;s best-known artist and 2023 is the 50th anniversary of his death. To celebrate there are many events planned around the world but in particular in Spain and in France, where he spent many years of his life. 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