Remembering the 11M Madrid Train Bombings

Brian's Spain Domain

Mar 11 2024 | 00:13:31

00:00 / 00:13:31

Show Notes

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of that fateful March 11th when ten packpacks full of explosives went off almost simultaneously in four different commuter trains in Madrid at the height of rush hour. The result was a massacre of unthinkable proportions. 193 people were killed and nearly 2,000 wounded, some maimed permamently. It was a […]

Other Episodes

Episode 0

September 29, 2021 • 00:14:00

A Brief History of Spain and Volcanoes

The island of La Palma in the Canary Islands has catapulted into the news these days as a result of the recent eruption of...

Episode 0

September 01, 2022 • 00:14:06

Spanish Wine EP. 2: The basics

Before we dig in and start talking about some specifics, we thought we might get some basic information about wine in Spain to help...

Episode

October 05, 2025 • 00:16:19

Women in Spanish History: Urraca I of Leon – Europe’s first queen?

Doña Urraca of León, also known as Urraca I of León and Castile (1080–1126), occupies a singular place in the history of medieval Spain....