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SPANISH HISTORY 101, EP. 20: 12th Century and the Plot Thickens
The 12th Century and Spain is still a land of half a dozen kingdoms vying for control and a score of Muslim principalities known...
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Let’s Open a Bottle: Wines from Madrid
It may seem counterintuitive to think that the region of Madrid, with its massive capital and built-up bedroom communities, would in anyway be a...
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The Almudena: Why is Nov. 9th a holiday in Madrid?
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...
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The Zugarramurdi Witch Trials: Spain’s Salem
1609 marked the beginning of the famous witch trials in the city of Logroño. Many of the accused were from a small town of...
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SPANISH HISTORY 101, EP. 19: The 11th Century and the Madness Goes On
It’s the 11th Century and the situation in the Iberian Peninsula is as chaotic and uncertain as ever. Power struggles, civil wars, fratricide, invasions;...
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Cordials for Kids: the bizarre story of alcoholic drinks that were given to minors to whet their appetite.
We know that in the 1960s and 1970s certain products, namely cigarettes, were often unabashedly sold as something nearly harmless, if not beneficial for...