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patrimonio
heritage
📌 Nota gramatical
Often used in the compound 'patrimonio cultural' or 'patrimonio histórico'.
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huella
footprint / trace
📌 Nota gramatical
Can be literal (footprint) or metaphorical (trace/mark).
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recuerdo
memory / recollection
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to a specific memory in the mind, whereas 'memoria' is the faculty or collective concept.
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testigo
witness
📌 Nota gramatical
Can refer to a person or, metaphorically, to a monument or document ('testigo mudo').
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monumento
monument
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular masculine noun.
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archivo
archive
📌 Nota gramatical
Also refers to computer files in modern contexts.
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leyenda
legend
📌 Nota gramatical
Used to describe traditional stories that lack historical proof.
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huelga
strike
📌 Nota gramatical
Key term for labor history and social movements.
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reivindicación
demand / vindication / claim
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to claiming rights or defending a cause.
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tradicción
tradition
📌 Nota gramatical
Often paired with verbs like 'mantener' or 'perder'.
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conmemorar
to commemorate
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb.
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recordar
to remember
📌 Nota gramatical
Stem-changing verb (o > ue).
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olvidar
to forget
📌 Nota gramatical
Can be used reflexively ('olvidarse de') with the same meaning.
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fundar
to found / to establish
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb, frequently used in historical contexts.
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derrocar
to overthrow
📌 Nota gramatical
Spelling change in the preterite: c > qu (derroqué).
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abolir
to abolish
📌 Nota gramatical
Defective verb in Spanish; it is mostly used in forms where the ending has an -i (abolir, abolieron, abolirá).
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atestiguar
to testify / to witness
📌 Nota gramatical
Requires a diphthong (güe) when the ending starts with e, i, o (atestigüe).
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transmitir
to transmit / to pass down
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ir verb.
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histórico
historical
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective. Note the distinction: 'histórico' (pertaining to history) vs 'historiográfico' (pertaining to historiography).
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inolvidable
unforgettable
📌 Nota gramatical
Invariable for gender (terminates in -e).
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antiguo
ancient / old
📌 Nota gramatical
Becomes 'antiguo'/'antigua'. When placed before a noun, can mean 'former' ('mi antiguo jefe').
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efímero
ephemeral / short-lived
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to something that lasts a very short time.
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memoria histórica
historical memory
📌 Nota gramatical
Common political and sociological collocation in Spanish.
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dar testimonio
to bear witness / to give testimony
📌 Nota gramatical
Fixed expression using the verb 'dar'.
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pasar a la historia
to go down in history
📌 Nota gramatical
Idiomatic verbal phrase used for events or people of lasting importance.
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