The Marxist chronicler of Latin American history died last week at 93. A senior KGB officer, interpreter and politician, he was a mentor to Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara and friends with Raúl and Fidel Castro
Site where bodies of 400 Spanish Civil War volunteers were dumped near graveyard has never been located
The vast canvas, which features Ferdinand VII, was believed to have burned in a fire in 2015 Now 21 fragments of the work have been uncovered in the capital's Cerralbo Museum
Head of team looking for remains of Cervantes talks about the project’s challenges
A lack of definitive proof over the identification has left a number of issues unclear The team has ruled out DNA testing on the bones they believe to belong to the literary great
Team trying to identify bones of ‘Don Quixote’ author “convinced we have something”
A Nazi general’s grave lies next to those of socialists and communists in a Madrid cemetery
Researchers looking for lost remains of ‘Don Quixote’ author unearth box marked “M. C.”
A male body buried underneath an altar in Madrid may belong to the great novelist
Hundreds of kilometers of tunnels and bunkers have guarded the secrets of Madrid for centuries Some of them remain intact under public buildings
Winner of the Prince of Asturias Prize for Social Sciences dies in his nineties
Terminus's tropical garden is inhabited by 300 of the animals
New book outlines how Madrid owes its underground rail routes to Republic Public Works chief Indalecio Prieto's idea was met with ridicule at the time
At National Heritage's request, realist painter moves to palace to finish canvas
But value of prints little use to cash-starved Ateneo after subsidy cutbacks
A collection of artifacts from the city brings a lost world to life in Madrid
Spain unveils restored cello, which was dropped during a palace photo session
Seventy-five years have passed since this railway between Madrid and Valencia was constructed It had 10 tunnels, some 150 meters long; three bridges; three stations and a few whistle-stops