November 9th is a holiday in Madrid and it’s in honor of the Virgin Mary of the Almudena, one of the two patrons of...
Easily one of Spanish’s most international words, and one which the Spanish themselves still say all the time, the origin of “olé”, just where...
In 1766, the people of Madrid rose up against the authorities over a recent law banning long capes and wide-brimmed hats. The policy was...
