History of ‘Sinterklaas’, the Dutch Santa Claus who brings gifts from Spain
Christmas presents in the Netherlands come neither from the Orient nor from Lapland. They come from Spain and their protagonist...
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Saudi Arabian Embassy ‘swallowed’ an ABC daily oil joke in 1979
Before the fake news became fashionable all over the world, in Spain and in many other places it was already...
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History of the Christmas market in Madrid’s Plaza Mayor
The Madrid's Plaza Mayor has hosted for more than a century and a half one of the most popular Christmas...
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Troubetzkoy, the Russian princess who introduced the Christmas tree in Spain
As it is common in these cases, the origin of the Christmas tree includes all kinds of legends, from those...
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The Nativity Scene: a Neapolitan tradition which Carlos III brought to Spain
Tradition says that the Christmas tradition of representing the scenes of the Nativity of Jesus with figures was introduced in...
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Emilio Cassinello, Spain’s former consul to New York, relives the 9/11 tragedy
Emilio Cassinello, one of Spain’s most prestigious diplomats and experts in international policy, lived the craziness of the attacks on
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“M”… born and died in Spain?
Did “M” exist in real life? In Ian Fleming’s novels, James Bond’s boss at MI6 is Vice Admiral Sir Miles...
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US and Germany’s Ambassadors, guests of the same hotel in the Second World War
What were the US and Germany’s Ambassadors doing in the same hotel of San Sebastián in August 1943, in the...
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