Sort of! The popularity of Halloween has rocketed in the past ten years in Spain and has been a hit with kids but a source of controversy among many adults who feel this cultural outsider is invading and pushing out Spain’s traditions. But are celebrations that focus on a relationship between the living and the dead really that foreign? Does Spain actually have of its own kind of festivity? Is there a tradition of jack-o-lanterns and trick-or-treating that goes back way further than this recent newcomer? Listen to this latest podcats from Brian’s Spain Domain and see for yourself. Enjoy!
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A schoolmaster in Valencia, Spain, named Cayetano Ripoll is often cited as the last reported victim of the Spanish Inquisition when he was hanged...
One of the great mysteries behind one of the most mysterious individuals in all of history is the origin, the birthplace of Christopher Columbus....
Isabel Zendal was a Spanish nurse who helped lead the Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition (1803–1806). She cared for orphaned children who carried the smallpox...
