Pablo Picasso spoke both Spanish and French. He was born in Malaga, Spain, so he spoke Spanish as a child. He may also have learned to speak Catalan,...

Did Picasso live in Catalonia?

Hardly any tourists make it to this off-the-beaten-track corner of rural Catalonia, some 150 miles southwest of Barcelona, and yet these landscapes played a massive role in the making of Picasso, the artist. Born Pablo Ruiz Picasso in Malaga in 1881, the teenage Picasso moved with his family to Barcelona in 1895.

Is Picasso of Spanish origin?

Early Life. Pablo Picasso was born in Málaga, Spain, on October 25, 1881. Picasso's mother was Doña Maria Picasso y Lopez. His father was Don José Ruiz Blasco, a painter and art teacher.