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Fiestas in Spain: Why do the People of Madrid Celebrate "2 de Mayo"?
In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is a famous celebration associated with Mexico, but in the region of Madrid, the 2 de Mayo...
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FIESTAS IN SPAIN: Lunes de Aguas
This picnic food featuring a hearty meat pie, called “Hornazo” in Spanish, is eaten on Easter Monday along the green banks of the River...
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SEMANA SANTA MADRID
Processions are a ubiquitous image of Semana Santa in Spain, as hundreds of towns and cities celebrate Holy Week. The most famous are generally...
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SPANISH HISTORY 101 EP 12: The Visigoths
Hispania has become orphanied by the fall of the Roman Empire, and vulnerable to a new wave of foreign peoples vying for control of...
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Prince Juan and his Stunning Tomb
Juan of Asturias, only son of Isabella and Ferdinand, is an obscure figure in Spanish history who did little more to influence the course...
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SPANISH HISTORY 101 EP. 11 – The Barbarians Come on the Scene
The painting we see in this podcast was the creation of Ulpiano Checa, from Spain, and it is a famous depiction of how the...