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Barcelona in July

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:39:31 GMT

The low cost flight from Bristol to Barcelona's El Prat Airport was the usual cramped affair but it was punctual and bearable for the two hour flight.

We're here for the Republic

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:16:00 GMT

On July the seventeenth 1936 the failed coup of Mola, Franco and Sanjurjo resulted in Civil War. The people were armed via unions such as the UGT (Unión General de Trabajadores) and CNT (Confederación Nacional del Trabajo) halting the Nationalist advance west of Madrid and pushing them out of Barcelona. The Madrid lines held until the first international column of volunteers arrived on the tenth of November. It was a desperate attempt to stop the advancing Fascists in Madrid's Casa de Campo.

The Road to Almería

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:38:28 GMT

Events in Málaga in 1937

The Nota Simple Explained

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:57:10 GMT

A Nota Simple is an official extract report that contains a full property description and can be obtained from the local property title registry office or, by subscribers, over the Internet.

The 1812 Spanish Constitution

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:23:39 GMT

It is known either as ‘la Constitución de Cádiz’ or ‘La Pepa,’ the latter because it was published on the day which is dedicated to San José – Pepe being the nickname for José. The document was given the female version of the nickname in line with ‘constitución’ being a feminine noun.

Republican Spain: Images of tragedy and compassion

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:02:13 GMT

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the death of Gerda Pohorylle. As a young idealistic socialist she quit her German homeland and made for France, arriving in its capital during 1934. Here she changed her name to Gerda Taro. She was responsible for moulding a young bohemian photographer into arguably the greatest photojournalist in the history of news gathering.

Día de Andalucía - February 28

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:30:54 GMT

The date is a fiesta across the region of Andalucía

Woolly Mammoths tell us it was even colder in Andalucía in the past

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:06:22 GMT

The remains of the beasts can tell researches what the climate was like

How do you value a property in Spain?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:59:04 GMT

We all have an opinion about the value of a property, especially when it’s ours, and that’s the problem! It’s the value that a prudent, knowledgeable buyer will put on it that’s important.

¡No Pasarán! Madrid: The Crucified City

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:42:30 GMT

The air raids which succeeded the Battle for Madrid in late 1936 became one of the first in history to target civilians. Franco personally ordered the bombardment of the city's residential areas, with the exception of the Salamanca district. This wealthy area of central Madrid housed the core of support for Franco and the insurgency within the city.
So why did Franco order such a cynical airborne assault?

Cueva de San José, Castellón

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:44:58 GMT

The cave contains the longest navigable underground river in Europe

Carambolo Treasure

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:09:00 GMT

A treasure trove of ancient gold jewellery from Sevilla’s past is now on permanent display at the city’s Archaeological Museum, after years of being locked up for safety in a bank safe which it had only left for public viewing on five occasions since its discovery.

El Jarramplas, fiestas in Piornal, Extremadura

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:28:48 GMT

Eighteen tons of vegetables are used in the party

Setenil de las Bodegas, Cádiz

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:50:31 GMT

The famous white villages of Andalucía are dotted all across the landscape, and there’s one in the far north east of Cádiz province, not far from the border with Málaga, which is particularly striking, to say the least.

Rojos in the Hills

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:45:50 GMT

John McDonald investigates the Spanish Civil War

Hospital Island, Menorca

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:38:08 GMT

Rabbit Island, King’s Island, Bloody Island, Hospital Island ….. the island which lies near the port of Mahón, the capital of Menorca, has been known by many names over the centuries, reflecting different points in its history.

Mariano Rajoy's Cabinet

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:22:32 GMT

Who are the people that Mariano Rajoy has chosen to make up his cabinet?

Elizabeth Tayor's jewellery links to King Felipe II of Spain

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:21:38 GMT

The necklace has just fetched 11.8 million dollars

General José María de Torrijos

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:53:06 GMT

The story of how Torrijos and his men were shot on the beach in Málaga

El Tribunal de Las Aguas - Valencia's Water Tribunal

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:50:52 GMT

Law courts for water management in Spain which date from the 9th century