This expression is used when something goes wrong, but there’s no need to worry about it. Its origin dates back to the Cuban War and 1868 when Cuba was one of Spain’s last colonies. Due to an economic crisis, Cuba requested independence from Spain and that started the war, which lasted for 30 years with two breaks in between. Spanish people were against the war. Not just because of all the suffering, but also because they didn’t understand the benefits…
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Scroll down to read in Spanish. This is the expression used when someone returns to find another person has taken their place. The expression dates back to Henry IV reign (1425-1474) when two archbishops, Alfonso de Fonseca The Old and Alfonso de Fonseca The Young (uncle and nephew), had a ‘battle’. In 1460 Alonso de Fonseca The Young, was honored as archbishop of Santiago de Compostela in the Kingdom of Galicia, north of Spain. By that time this Kingdom was…
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The Spanish Word ‘moro’ comes from the latin maurus which referred to the inhabitants of the old kingdom of Mauritania and the antique Roman provinces of Tingitana Mauritania and Cesarian Mauritania. During the 8th century invasion of the Iberian Peninsula, the Morish were part of the force that conquered Spain in just 9 years. Over the next several centuries the east of Spain was frequently invaded by Berber pirates from northeast Africa. Costal towns were frequently attacked and that was the reason…
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Spanish use this expression in a metaphorical way, but its origin from centuries ago is real. Continue reading if you want to know why. In medieval days hostelries were unpopular because of the food they served. The most common technique was to give cat meat when customers asked for hare. Today Spanish use this expression when someone tries to cheat with something similar but inferior. But this was not the only scam they made. True or not, other tricks were…
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Like in English, this Spanish expression refers to someone who sleeps very well. The origin goes back to Salamanca in the 14th century and a story that talks about Álvaro de Torregrossa, a Castellan nobleman and his daughter Blanca Flora. A young Blanca met a rich Muslim merchant who she fell in love with. The merchant introduced himself to Blanca’s father with a big amount of riches, so he could have permission to marry her and take her to Granada. Blanca’s…
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