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Culture

MADRID ARCHITECTURE

Robert Capa photo of shell-damaged houses helps tenants start new life

Luis de Vega/Antonio Nieto (Video)/Saúl Ruiz (Video)|Madrid | 26-02-2021 - 15:16 UTC

A picture of the aftermath of Spanish Civil War bombings published in 1937 triggered a successful movement to save a crumbling property from demolition and find decent housing for its struggling residents

HISTORY

Francis Drake’s lost fleet emerges in northwestern Spain

Vicente G. Olaya|Madrid | 24-02-2021 - 08:53 UTC

An environmental study linked to a project to dredge an estuary in A Coruña suggests the presence of several English ships sunk in 1589 in the failed attempt to invade the city

ARCHAEOLOGY

Twelfth-century bathhouse uncovered in Spanish bar

Margot Molina|Seville | 17-02-2021 - 13:13 UTC

The ‘hammam’ was discovered in Seville when the popular venue Cervecería Giralda underwent renovation work and features elaborate geometric decorations

ICON DESIGN

The Museum of Comfort: a celebration of Spanish inventions the world couldn’t live without

Sergio C. Fanjul | 05-02-2021 - 12:17 UTC

A slew of objects has been created or improved on by Spaniards, either for the advancement of science or for everyday use. From the engine-propelled submarine to the Chupa-Chups lollipop, these creations are now showcased in a virtual gallery on Instagram

HISTORY

The WWI British spy who lived over ancient treasure on a Spanish islet

Vicente G. Olaya|Madrid | 19-01-2021 - 07:33 UTC

Hugh Borthwick, the Scot who owned the outcrop of Fraile in the 1910s, ignored the Roman and Islamic vestiges at his feet: he was too busy keeping his eye on passing German warships

CULTURE

French perfumer ‘distils’ the scent of one of Seville’s poorest neighborhoods

Margot Molina|Seville | 08-01-2021 - 07:36 UTC

Barnabé Fillion, who has worked with some of the world’s top brands, found inspiration in the plants that grow in Tres Barrios-Amate to capture the area’s multicultural essence

HISTORY

Embarking on Magellan and Elcano’s first journey around the world

Elena Sevillano | 28-12-2020 - 10:27 UTC

Using a thousand images and 73 digital features, Google Arts & Culture has devised a new digital experience allowing users to follow in the footsteps of these two groundbreaking explorers

CULTURE

The archeologist who discovered Roman ruins in the land of the Basques

Ander Izagirre | 18-12-2020 - 17:25 UTC

Ever since she first explored an astounding mining tunnel in the early 1980s, Mertxe Urteaga has been demonstrating the importance of Roman colonization in the Basque Country, undoing the long-held myth that the small mountainous region resisted the invaders

VERNE

A Japanese company is selling Spain’s botched art restorations as keychains

Gonzalo Robledo | 17-12-2020 - 07:21 UTC

The notorious ‘Ecce Homo’ painting from Borja and the cartoonish work on a 16th-century sculpture are two of four works that are being dispensed in Gashapon vending machines

CULTURE

New Michelin stars give boost to Spanish restaurants struggling with coronavirus crisis

Rosa Rivas/Yolanda Clemente/Antonio Alonso|Madrid | 16-12-2020 - 13:40 UTC

Three new establishments earn two stars, 19 receive their first, and 21 are awarded a new distinction, the Green Star for sustainability

HISTORICAL MEMORY

Franco’s summer palace is handed to Spanish state amid legal battle

Silvia R. Pontevedra|Sada | 11-12-2020 - 12:29 UTC

Dictator’s descendants appeal a decision that strips them of a property known as Pazo de Meirás in Galicia that they used for over 80 years

DANCE

Flamenco artist Rafael Amargo arrested for drug trafficking

El País/Mábel Galaz|Madrid | 02-12-2020 - 16:59 UTC

One of Spain’s top dancers and choreographers, he was going to open a new show on Thursday in Madrid

LITERATURE

Oldest Shakespeare play in Spain found in Seville

Santiago Cañas Bonci|Seville | 24-11-2020 - 07:52 UTC

A 1632 edition of ‘The Famous History of the Life of Henry VIII’ had been languishing inside the library of the San Francisco de Paula International School

HISTORICAL MEMORY

New documentary breaks silence on Franco-era cop’s culture of torture

Gregorio Belinchón|Madrid | 16-11-2020 - 07:38 UTC

In his latest project, director Max Lemcke is giving back a voice to the victims of “Billy the Kid,” one of the dictatorship’s most notorious police officer

CULTURAL HERITAGE

Spain’s latest ‘Ecce Homo’: how a botched restoration made global headlines

Juan Navarro|Valladolid | 13-11-2020 - 11:13 UTC

What was once the face of a shepherdess has been completely disfigured, with the figure now drawing comparisons to Donald Trump

Prehistoric art

The 27,000-year-old cave art found under graffiti in Spain’s Basque Country

Juan Miguel Hernández Bonilla | 04-11-2020 - 07:39 UTC

Researchers say the bison painting indicates the existence of a shared artistic culture in ancient Europe

OBITUARY

José Padilla, legendary DJ who defined Ibiza’s chillout music scene, dies at age 64

Carlos Marcos|Madrid | 21-10-2020 - 10:39 UTC

The Barcelona-born producer, known for his Café del Mar compilations, was struggling financially when he lost his battle with colon cancer

HISTORY

Medieval Spain: the tale of a missing stone and 11 bodies under a wall

Vicente G. Olaya|Madrid | 19-10-2020 - 06:37 UTC

Archeologists digging in a village that was once a center of power find several corpses buried in an unusual location

SPAIN IN THE 1800s

The Spanish explorer who desecrated graves in the name of science

Manuel Ansede | 12-10-2020 - 06:30 UTC

The 19th-century naturalist Domingo Sánchez spent 13 years in the Philippines, sending back animal and human samples to build up museum collections and exhibitions

RELIGIOUS ART IN SPAIN

A retired police officer’s infallible memory cracks a baffling case of lost treasure in Spain

Juan Diego Quesada|Madrid | 08-10-2020 - 06:44 UTC

After watching a TV documentary, Emiliano Fernández provided the clue that solved a 84-year-old mystery involving a priceless Gothic tomb

CORONAVIRUS

Madrid’s Teatro Real forced to cancel performance after audience protests lack of social distancing

Raquel Vidales|Madrid | 21-09-2020 - 11:44 UTC

Patrons in the upper galleries of the theater say that up to 15 people were seated side by side in a row despite the risk of coronavirus contagion

ARCHITECTURE

Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia needs ‘miracle’ to meet 2026 completion deadline

José Ángel Montañés|Barcelona | 21-09-2020 - 07:52 UTC

Coronavirus restrictions have all but eliminated visits to Gaudí's iconic basilica, which is funded through entrance fees. Officials meant to finish in time for the centennial of the architect’s death

HISTORY

The story of Madrid’s abandoned ‘beach’ for its working class

Peio H. Riaño|Madrid | 09-09-2020 - 06:32 UTC

Built in 1932 in a style reminiscent of Le Corbusier and used by Robert Capa for a famous photograph, the landmark site is in a state of complete neglect after years of payment defaults

CINEMA

Pedro Almodóvar shares preview of new short starring Tilda Swinton

El País|Madrid | 01-09-2020 - 07:50 UTC

The Spanish director's latest work will premiere at the Venice Festival, which opens on Tuesday amid heightened coronavirus safety measures

HISTORY

Anna Maria: The Spaniard who survived 16 bayonet wounds during the Battle of Manila

José Manuel Abad Liñán|Madrid | 28-08-2020 - 07:12 UTC

In 1945, when she was just a girl, ‘Anita’ watched Japanese troops kill her parents and siblings. But she remembers nothing of what happened in the Philippines, choosing to focus on her second life after the atrocity

DIGITAL MONEY

Busking for Bizum: Coronavirus pandemic sees street artists swap cash for card payments

Fernando Peinado|Madrid | 21-08-2020 - 06:54 UTC

Madrileños are increasingly opting to use digital money in the ‘new normality,’ a trend that also applies for the musicians on the corners of the capital

VERNE

The weekend that the creator of ‘The Wire’ spent arguing with Twitter users about Spain

Jaime Rubio Hancock | 12-08-2020 - 10:06 UTC

David Simon got drawn into sometimes bitter exchanges about politics, Franco and the meaning of some choice Spanish phrases after Unidas Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias recommended his latest show

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