Diplomacy with a story

In April 1679, the Countess Madame d'Aulnoy, a French aristocrat who wrote fairy tales, got to know first hand the...

In 1690, the Moroccan Sultan Muley Ismail sent to Madrid his personal secretary, Abd al-Wahhab al Gassani, from Fez and...

On April 14, 1931, 93 years ago today, the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. The new regime was immediately recognized...

“It is customary in Madrid to eat twelve grapes by giving twelve hours on the clock that separates the year...

The National Lottery, whose most famous event is the Christmas draw held today in Madrid, was created in 1763 on...

The Spanish Kings in the 17th century intensified their diplomatic efforts and negotiations with the Holy See to have the...

His name was not Schindler but Romero. There is not any movie about him, just like about many other Spanish...

In March 1622, the Pope made the unusual decision to canonize four people from the same country at once. Three...

On May 2, 1808, the rumor that the royal family intended to leave Madrid to meet with Carlos IV in...

Today, the current Instituto Cervantes in Dublin celebrates 50 years since its foundation as the Spanish Cultural Institute on 11...