Table 3 Iconic elements mentioned by trainee teachers categorised according to main themes.
Main theme | Iconic element | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Large architectonical constructions (845 elements, 33.8% of total) | Alhambra of Granada | 193 | 7.7% |
Aqueduct of Segovia | 130 | 5.2% | |
Giralda-Cathedral of Seville | 118 | 4.7% | |
Sagrada Familia of Barcelona | 89 | 3.6% | |
Mosque of Cordoba | 70 | 2.8% | |
Other iconic elements | 245 | 9.8% | |
Traditions, festivities, shows and spaces for socialisation (578 elements, 23.1% of total) | Holy Week in Spain (Semana Santa) | 127 | 5.1% |
Bullfighting | 87 | 3.5% | |
Festival of San Fermín (Pamplona) | 63 | 2.5% | |
Seville Fair | 56 | 2.2% | |
Flamenco | 40 | 1.6% | |
Other iconic elements | 205 | 8.2% | |
Artistic works, authors and cultural institutions (414 elements, 16.6% of total) | The Guernica by Pablo Picasso | 113 | 4.5% |
Las Meninas and other works by Velázquez | 109 | 4.4% | |
Paintings at the Cave Complex of Altamira | 38 | 1.5% | |
Paintings of Francisco de Goya | 37 | 1.5% | |
The Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum and the Guggenheim | 31 | 1.2% | |
Other iconic elements | 86 | 3.4% | |
Figures and/or political processes and their legacy (325 elements, 13.0% of total) | National Day of Spain (October 12) | 64 | 2.6% |
1978 Constitution and democratic institutions | 45 | 1.8% | |
Valley of the Fallen in Madrid | 33 | 1.3% | |
Franco and his era | 29 | 1.2% | |
The Spanish Civil War | 26 | 1.0% | |
Colonisation of America and Columbus | 26 | 1.0% | |
Other iconic elements | 102 | 4.1% | |
Gastronomy (265 elements, 10.6% of total) | Spanish tortilla | 94 | 3.8% |
Paella | 58 | 2.3% | |
Jamón Ibérico (Iberian ham) | 35 | 1.4% | |
Other iconic elements | 78 | 3.1% | |
Other themes (71 elements, 2.8% of total) | Specific cities in Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Cádiz), natural environment, archaeological sites, etc. | 71 | 2.8% |
