“El Oso y el Madroño” in English translates to “The Bear and the Strawberry Tree“. It is the official symbol of Madrid, represented by...
This very 18th-Century-looking man in the picture is none other than Felipe (Philip) V of Spain, the first Bourbon monarch rule here. His reign...
It’s the early decades of the 16th Century and Spain has gone from a handful of small kingdoms to an emerging world power. The...