"Spanish and Portuguese, the words for ""silver"" are respectively ""plata"" and ""prata"" and ""(made) of silver"" is said ""plateado"" and ""prateado"". ""Argentina"" was first associated with the silver mountains legend, widespread among the first European explorers of the La Plata Basin. The first written use of the name in Spanish can be traced to ""La Argentina"", a 1602 poem by Martín del Barco Centenera describing the region. Although ""Argentina"" was already in common usage by the 18th century, the country was formally named ""Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata"" by the Spanish Empire, and ""United Provinces of the Río"
"in Spain because it is one of the Catholic liturgical colours that is displayed on liturgical vestments, altar cloths, and other ecclesiastical textile furnishings to signify certain seasons of the Catholic liturigical year, and, being a historically Catholic nation, this colour had annual and public use throughout Spain. Also, it was used in antiquity as the heraldic colour of the Kingdom of Castile. The coat of arms of the Kingdom of León bore a purple lion rampant and the flag reputed to have been used in the Revolt of the Comuneros displayed a yellow castle on a purple background. ""Morado"","
"and some factions of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. It is also used by republican platforms. The Spanish Republican Flag has 3 colours: red, yellow, and purple. The third colour, purple (), represents Castile and León by recalling the ""Pendón Morado"", the ancient armorial banner of Castile. The colours of red and yellow symbolize the territories of the former Crown of Aragon. These 3 colours symbolized a new era for Spain in which no part thereof was excluded and all Spaniards were represented. ""Morado"", which is a generic word denoting the colour purple or violet, was previously a familiar colour"
"principally ""bruñido"", ""bandera"", ""canelo"", ""petate"", ""betus"" and high-fire/stoneware. The best known of these styles is bruñido, which translates to burnished. It probably descends from polychrome produced in this area en the 19th century. The name comes from the fact that these pieces are not glazed, but rather they are given a slip and then polished with a stone or pyrite. Many of these pieces are slender necked jugs or lamp bases, often decorated with animals, such as rabbits, with distorted characteristics, giving them a surreal look. The pieces are usually painted with delicate tones of rose, gray-blue and white on"
"repeat the process to have three or even more colors. Applicado is where the designs are painted onto a base coat, a technique also done in other parts of Mexico. This work traces back to at least the 18th century, and while may include motifs such as patriotic symbols, most are not Mexican, but instead stylized flowers, European landscapes and images from Asia. The two techniques can be combined, which is called ""punteado"" (dotted), were small dots are painted in areas that are not etched. This became popular starting at the end of the 1970s. Like rayado pieces, animals, flowers"
"Plateresque Plateresque, meaning ""in the manner of a silversmith"" (""plata"" being silver in Spanish), was an artistic movement, especially architectural, developed in Spain and its territories, which appeared between the late Gothic and early Renaissance in the late 15th century, and spread over the next two centuries. It is a modification of Gothic spatial concepts and an eclectic blend of Mudéjar, Flamboyant Gothic and Lombard decorative components, as well as Renaissance elements of Tuscan origin. Examples of this syncretism are the inclusion of shields and pinnacles on facades, columns built in the Renaissance neoclassical manner, and facades divided into three"
"and tone with other stylized objects such as leaves, waves and more added. It is popular and used mainly for water jugs because it is good for keeping liquid cool. It is also used to make cooking pots and dry storage containers. Bandera, which means ""flag"" in Spanish, is so named because it has the green-red-and-white colors of the Mexican flag. Like, bruñido, it is also an unglazed burnished ware. For unknown reasons, this style of pottery is very rare. The base of this pottery is a red burnished slip which serves as a background for floral decorated painted on."
"while girls were dressed in blue. Spanish pink is the color that is called ""Rosa"" (the Spanish word for ""pink"") in the ""Guía de coloraciones"" (""Guide to colorations"") by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. At right is displayed the color cameo pink, a medium light tone of rose pink. The first recorded use of ""cameo pink"" as a color name in English was in 1912. The source of this color is: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Cameo Pink (color sample #249) Displayed"
"cannot be accurately established. Among the several versions, one states that the colours white and light blue were first adopted during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata in 1806 and 1807 by the Regiment of Patricians, the first urban militia regiment of the Río de la Plata. Supposedly, a group of ladies from Buenos Aires first wore the cockade on May 19, 1810, in a visit to then-Colonel Cornelio Saavedra, head of the regiment. Between May 22 and 25 of the same year, it is known that the ', or patriots, identified adherents to the May Revolution"
"however, was and is prone to variations in hue and fading from time and use, which often resulted in """"morado"""" denoting a range of hues of purple, which presently are considered distinct colours/hues, e. g. crimson or maroon. Because it is rarely present on flags, in practice the ""morado"" of the lowest band of the Flag was coloured violet, purple (purpure), or even lilac, contingent on available materials and dyes. Spanish monarchists resented the ""morado"" of the new tricolored flag and a famous ""soleá"" was composed when the Flag began to be used. These verses also indirectly expressed dissatisfaction for"
"displayed at the right. ""Violet-red"", a bright tone of red-violet, has been a Crayola color since 1958. Red-purple is the color that is called ""Rojo-Purpura"" (the Spanish word for ""red-purple"") in the ""Guía de coloraciones"" (""Guide to colorations"") by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. Although ""red-purple"" is a seldom used color name in English, in Spanish it is regarded one of the major tones of purple. The color blush is displayed at the right. The first recorded use of ""blush"" as a color name in"
"is good for keeping liquid cool. Bandera, which means ""flag"" in Spanish, is so named because it has the green-red-and-white colors of the Mexican flag. Red is commonly used as the background color, while the green and white are used for the decorative details. It is also an unglazed burnished ware. For unknown reasons, this style of pottery is very rare. One uncommon ware is called engregado. These objects have a special varnish that make them useful for cooking, the varnish acting like a coating of Teflon that prevents food from slicking when heated. High fire ceramics are not endemic"
"the use of the white and light blue national cockade, having to omit red since the Spanish troops and the royalists had been using it as a distinctive colour against the revolution. A legend says Belgrano was inspired by the sky and the clouds when choosing such colours, but he took them from the ribbons and cockades that were already being used. On February 18, 1812, the government decided to create the national cockade of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata with light blue at its outer border and centre, and white between both. Belgrano then used"
"Fileteado Fileteado () is a type of artistic drawing and lettering, with stylised lines and flowered, climbing plants, typically used in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is used to adorn all kind of beloved objects: signs, taxis, lorries and even the old ""colectivos"", Buenos Aires's buses. ""Filetes"" (the lines in ""fileteado"" style) are usually full of colored ornaments and symmetries completed with poetic phrases, sayings and aphorisms, both humorous or roguish, emotional or philosophical. They have been part of the culture of the ""Porteños"" (inhabitants of Buenos Aires) since the beginnings of the 20th century. The ""filetes"" were born as simple"
"the color that is called ""Viridian inspecifico"" in the ""Guía de coloraciones"" (""Guide to colorations"") by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. Spanish viridian is the color that is called ""Viridian specifico"" in the ""Guía de coloraciones"" (""Guide to colorations"") by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. Although viridian is a less-used color name in English, it is used in a number of cultural references, probably because it is derived from ""viridis"","
"Pintados Pintados was the term used by Spanish colonists to describe the tattooed indigenous Cebuano Visayan people. They were found on the islands of Cebu, Bohol, eastern part of Negros, Samar and Leyte in the Biçayas (Visayas) region of the Philippines. The word itself means ""painted,"" and was first used during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. The men are known for their tattoo art, which often covers most of their bodies. They apply the tattoos by pricking the skin with sharp pieces of iron and then applying black powder to the open wounds which is absorbed into the skin"
"concerned about the loss of varieties of corn, such as blue and red and the introduction of genetically engineered ones. Her work with the restaurant has led to other cultural and gastronomic activities, for example using the restaurant to host charity events. In 1996, El Bajío hosted an exhibition dedicated to the traditional implements used in Mexican cooking, which was inspired by painting of wooden ladles done by Emilio Sánchez for the restaurant called “Cucharadas de color” (Large colored spoons). In 1997 another exhibition was dedicated to metates (Mesoamerican grinding stones) and petates (palm frond mats). This event was inaugurated"
"Hispanophone realm. Although ""red-purple"" is a seldom-used color name in English, in Spanish it is regarded one of the major tones of purple. The color fuchsia purple is displayed at right. The source of this color is the ""Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)"" color list, color #18-2436 TPX—Fuchsia Purple. Deep fuchsia is the color that is called ""fuchsia"" in the List of Crayola crayon colors. Displayed at right is the color fandango. The first recorded use of ""fandango"" as a color name in English was in 1925. Displayed at right is the color antique fuchsia. The first recorded use of"
"patriots and royalists were fighting under the same colours, he created the cockade of Argentina, of light blue and white, the use of which was approved by the Triumvirate. The reasons for the colours are usually considered to be either loyalty to the House of Bourbon or his esteem of the Virgin Mary. Belgrano created a flag with the same colours, which was hoisted at Rosario near the Paraná River on 27 February 1812. On that same day he was appointed to replace Pueyrredon in the Army of the North, so he travelled to Yatasto. He found demoralised officials, nearly"
"ethnicity or color from five categories: ""branca"" (white), ""parda"" (brown), ""preta"" (black), ""amarela"" (yellow) or ""indígena"" (indigenous). The term ""parda"" needs further explanation; it has been systematically used since the Census of 1940. In that census, people were asked for their ""colour or race""; if the answer was not ""White"", ""preta"" (black), or ""Yellow"", interviewers were instructed to fill the ""colour or race"" box with a slash. These slashes were later summed up in the category ""pardo"". In practice this means answers such as ""pardo"", ""moreno"", ""mulato"", ""caboclo"" etc., all indicating mixed race. In the following censuses, ""pardo"" was added"
"patch"" or spot. The reference is to the distinctive black-and-white plumage of the magpie. In British English ""piebald"" (black and white) and ""skewbald"" (white and any colour other than black) are together known as ""coloured"". In North American English, the term for this colouring pattern is pinto, with the specialized term ""paint"" referring specifically to a breed of horse with American Quarter Horse or Thoroughbred bloodlines in addition to being spotted, whereas ""pinto"" refers to a spotted horse of any breed. In American usage, horse enthusiasts usually do not use the term ""piebald,"" but rather describe the colour shade of"
"bleak, or exposed), the term referred to the penniless urban slum-dwellers or homeless, sometimes migrants from the countryside and un- and under-employed. Like the ""léperos"" before them, they were an underprivileged element with criminal tendencies — a threat to Mexican society. But in addition to their predecessors' problems adjusting to urban life and surviving, the ""pelado"" of the early twentieth century was also wedged between traditional and modern societies. ""Pelado"" also means ""bald"" or ""shaven"" head, referring to the custom in jails and assistance institutions to cut the inmates' hair in order to prevent lice and other parasites. Thus, ""pelado"""
"Viridian Viridian is a blue-green pigment, a hydrated chromium(III) oxide, of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. It is composed more of green than blue. Specifically, it is a dark shade of spring green, so it is the color between green and teal on the color wheel, or, in paint, a tertiary blue–green color. Viridian takes its name from the Latin ""viridis"", meaning ""green"". The first recorded use of ""viridian"" as a color name in English was in the 1860s (exact year uncertain). Paolo Veronese green is the color that is called ""Verde Verones"" in the ""Guía de coloraciones"""
"Mission Revival style with the additional refinement of Plateresque and Churrigueresque detailing. Bertram Goodhue and Carleton Winslow Sr. studied Spanish Colonial structures in Mexico before designing the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, California, that introduced this style to the United States and subsequent widespread popularity. In Mexico there are other examples, such as the Palacio de Correos de Mexico. Plateresque Plateresque, meaning ""in the manner of a silversmith"" (""plata"" being silver in Spanish), was an artistic movement, especially architectural, developed in Spain and its territories, which appeared between the late Gothic and early Renaissance in the late 15th century,"
"Verdaccio Verdaccio is an Italian name for the mixture of black, white, and yellow pigments resulting in a grayish or yellowish (depending on the proportion) soft greenish brown. Verdaccio became an integral part of fresco painting, in which this color is used for defining tonal values, forming a complete monochromatic underpainting. Often architectural details in frescoes are left in verdaccio without any additional color layers; a notable example is the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, where verdaccio underpainting can be clearly seen, left as it is on all architectural details of the composition. In oil painting, a similar technique is"
"Blanqueamiento Blanqueamiento, branqueamento, or whitening, is a social, political, and economic practice used in many post-colonial countries to ""improve the race"" (""mejorar la raza"") towards a supposed ideal of whiteness. The term blanqueamiento is rooted in Latin America and is used more or less synonymous with racial whitening. However, blanqueamiento can be considered in both the symbolic and biological sense. Symbolically, blanqueamiento represents an ideology that emerged from legacies of European colonialism, described by Anibal Quijano's theory of coloniality of power, which caters to white dominance in social hierarchies. Biologically, blanqueamiento is the process of whitening by marrying a lighter-skinned"
"Pardo Pardo is a term used in the Portuguese and Spanish colonies in the Americas to refer to the triracial descendants of Europeans, Indigenous Americans, and West Africans. They are defined as neither exclusively mestizo (Indigenous American-European descent), nor mulatto (West African-European descent), nor zambo (West African-Indigenous American descent). It is highly associated with the history of slavery and colonialism. From the 18th century, the term has been used more widely to identify a brown skin colour. But in general use, the physical characteristics may include brown skin ranging from dark brown to almost white. Similarly, the person's hair could"
"flour base. Guatemalan cuisine is known in particular for its hundreds of varieties of tamales; some popular ones include ""tamales de gallina"" (chicken), ""tamales dulces"" (sweet), and ""tamales de elote"" (in Costa Rica, this name can also refer to a type of corn pastry). In Guatemala, a variety of tamales is called ""tamales colorados"", which have chicken or pork filling and a tomato-based sauce (""recado""), hence the ""colorado"", which means 'to blush'. ""Tamales colorados"" may also contain olives, red bell pepper, prunes or raisins, capers, and almonds. The tamale is a staple in Belize, where it is also known by"
"parts of the large island.. Pintados was the term used by Spanish colonists to describe the tattooed indigenous Cebuano Visayan people. They were found on the islands of Cebu, Bohol, eastern part of Negros, Samar and Leyte in the Biçayas (Visayas) region of the Philippines. The word itself means ""painted,"" and was first used during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. The 17th century Cebuanos developed a culture through trade with significant influence primarily from Japan. They traded pearls and coral for silk, gold, weapons and spices. The early Cebuanos held animist beliefs and worshipped ""anitos"" (spirits) until the introduction"
"food in Spain. After the Conquest, New World ingredients such as chile mulato, 'miltomate' (a small whitish wild tomato), tomatoes, peanuts, avocado leaves, and chocolate were incorporated. While moles can be found in many parts of Mexico, Oaxaca has the greatest variety including negro (black), Colorado (red), coloradito (faint red), chichilo, verde (green), amarillo (yellow), and manchamanteles (lit. 'stainer of tablecloths'). They are sold in markets all over the city as a paste which is combined with water and simmered with a variety of meats. Other notable foods sold in markets include bars of chocolate (primarily used for making hot"
"published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. The first recorded use of ""tangerine"" as a color name in English was in 1899. ""Pumpkin"" is a color that resembles pumpkins. The first recorded use of ""pumpkin"" as a color name in English was in 1922. Pumpkin or orange is used with black for Halloween decorations. The color ""Giants orange"" is displayed at right. This is the color that symbolizes, along with black and cream, the San Francisco Giants baseball team. ""Vermilion"" is a color that originates from the pigment found in the mineral cinnabar. Vermilion is also"
"and are similar to carafes. One town that specializes in these is El Rosario, near Tonalá. Bandera, which means ""flag"" in Spanish, is so named because it has the green-red-and-white colors of the Mexican flag. Red is commonly used as the background color, while the green and white are used for the decorative details. It is also an unglazed burnished ware. For unknown reasons, this style of pottery is very rare. Petatillo pieces are distinguished by tightly drawn lines or crosshatching in a red background. These lines are named after straw mats called petates, which they resemble. Above the lines"
"the same colours to design the national flag, to which his men first took oath on February 27. That day the triumvirate ordered Belgrano to take charge of the Northern Army ("""") and as a result of his immediate departure, he did not become aware that the government had rejected the new flag. Cockade of Argentina The Argentine cockade () is one of the national symbols of Argentina, instituted by decree on February 18, 1812 by the First Triumvirate, who determined that """"the national cockade of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata shall be of colours white"