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The Spanish stateless at Mauthausen

The Spanish stateless at Mauthausen

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Red triangles for the political prisoners. Red like the Soviet communists, the Bolsheviks... Yellow stars for the Jews, the race that had to be exterminated at all costs, those who were to blame for all the evils that had loomed over the Reich.... Continue reading

Seville and Kansas City, twinned cities for the love of art

Seville and Kansas City, twinned cities for the love of art

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The twinning of places has existed since the sixties of the last century. It arose with the aim of uniting... Continue reading

7 wild festivals to discover the Spanish popular culture

7 wild festivals to discover the Spanish popular culture

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Spain’s culture is reflected in many aspects of daily life. One of the most important and curious is its popular... Continue reading

The ‘sobremesa’ in Spain or how a lunch can last hours

The ‘sobremesa’ in Spain or how a lunch can last hours

  • 1 año ago
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No one would tell you otherwise: in Spain, our favourite thing to do is eat. Our gastronomy is one of our beloved... Continue reading

Why is San Antón considered as the defender of animals?

Why is San Antón considered as the defender of animals?

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It was in the 18th century when the pilgrimages that commemorate the day of San Antón, which is celebrated on... Continue reading

Who brings presents in Spain? Santa Claus vs. the Three Kings: the endless battle

Who brings presents in Spain? Santa Claus vs. the Three Kings: the endless battle

  • 1 año ago
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Throughout the world, Santa Claus has many names: Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Father Ice.... What does not change... Continue reading

Santa Claus comes from Alicante, or so the Dutch think

Santa Claus comes from Alicante, or so the Dutch think

  • 1 año ago
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Although the figure of Santa Claus seems to be well known, a priori not at all related to Alicante, the truth is... Continue reading

The history of the 12 grapes: social criticism and marketing campaigns

The history of the 12 grapes: social criticism and marketing campaigns

  • 1 año ago
  • 1.803

It is twelve o'clock at night on the last day of the year and the quarters begin to ring. Spaniards, together with... Continue reading

Why are Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile known as the Catholic Monarchs?

Why are Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile known as the Catholic Monarchs?

  • 1 año ago
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Ferdinand II of Aragon was born on March 10, 1452 in Sos del Rey Católico, then only Sos, a town chosen... Continue reading

7 Nativity Scenes that are worth a visit

7 Nativity Scenes that are worth a visit

  • 1 año ago
  • 518

Christmas in Spain is full of all kinds of traditions that, year after year, are repeated and become one of the... Continue reading

5 Spanish films to enjoy Christmas… because not everything was going to be Love Actually

5 Spanish films to enjoy Christmas… because not everything was going to be Love Actually

  • 1 año ago
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November had not even begun when the image of Maria Carey began to thaw since she was silenced last Christmas. The... Continue reading

Picasso Museum of Barcelona: from painting like an adult to painting like a child

Picasso Museum of Barcelona: from painting like an adult to painting like a child

  • 1 año ago
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'It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to learn to draw like a child.' Pablo... Continue reading

The arrows of Gran Vía 32, a love story between buildings

The arrows of Gran Vía 32, a love story between buildings

  • 1 año ago
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Madrid's most popular street still holds secrets for those who walk along it. Above all, because it is almost... Continue reading

National Art Museum of Catalonia, an ode to beauty

National Art Museum of Catalonia, an ode to beauty

  • 1 año ago
  • 698

Far from Barcelona's plain, a building watches over the city from the heights of the Montjuic district. Its... Continue reading

Huéscar, the town that was two centuries at war with Denmark

Huéscar, the town that was two centuries at war with Denmark

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This is the story of a town in Granada that was at war with Denmark for two centuries. Its name is Huéscar and it... Continue reading

Bogeyman, wandering dark streets looking for missing children

Bogeyman, wandering dark streets looking for missing children

  • 1 año ago
  • 379

It is an ordinary day, in an ordinary place. On the streets of this nameless place, which could be Madrid, León... Continue reading

A tour through famous filming locations in Andalusia

A tour through famous filming locations in Andalusia

  • 2 años ago
  • 2.560

We all agree that Andalusia is a filming location. Literally. The eight Andalusian provinces have been setting for... Continue reading

María of Russia, the heiress to the Russian empire was born in Madrid

María of Russia, the heiress to the Russian empire was born in Madrid

  • 2 años ago
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History is not elegant, it only ends up looking so with time. For example, what happened in the Ipatiev House in... Continue reading

The Wild West of Andalusia, the true origin of cowboys

The Wild West of Andalusia, the true origin of cowboys

  • 2 años ago
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In the marshes of the Bajo Guadalquivir, herds of mesteño horses run free through its desolate landscapes. These... Continue reading

Concepción Arenal, the woman of the future | Timeless Women 8

Concepción Arenal, the woman of the future | Timeless Women 8

  • 2 años ago
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To begin this story we have to imagine a woman of no more than twenty years of age dressed up as a man. A woman... Continue reading

Doña Urraca la Asturiana, the rebellious queen | Timeless Women 7

Doña Urraca la Asturiana, the rebellious queen | Timeless Women 7

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'When Queen Urraca and don Álvaro Rodríguez wanted King Fernando to lose Asturias’, reads a text that has been... Continue reading

Josefina Molina, paving the way | Timeless Women 6

Josefina Molina, paving the way | Timeless Women 6

  • 2 años ago
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'I would say that I have always talked about freedom. Especially, the freedom of women to make their own life.... Continue reading

María Isabel de Braganza, what could have been | Timeless Women 5

María Isabel de Braganza, what could have been | Timeless Women 5

  • 2 años ago
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The day María Isabel de Braganza died, at the age of 21, there were still eleven months left for the project to... Continue reading

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