Noticias de la semana
Spain celebrated National Day in October (Día de la Hispanidad) which commemorates the date that Christopher Columbus set foot in the Americas for the first time: 12th October 1492. However, it is not only a festivity in Spain, but in many Latin American countries, which celebrate the Hispanic culture in the world. And this year this event is undoubtedly linked to the 400th anniversary of the death of the great Spanish writer Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. Whilst in England…
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No pumpkins, costumes or “trick or treat”, but chestnuts, flowers and sweets – many sweets!!! Spain is also celebrating its Halloween. But not the way the Americans do it. Spain’s celebration is the Christian version of the original Celtic festival.
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As some of you may have read, last November I wrote about the Spanish elections that were taking place in December 2015. Fast forward 10 months and we still haven’t elected a president, but believe me, most Spaniards seem to be happier without one. Historically Spanish politics has been dominated by 2 main parties – the socialist PSOE and the more conservative PP and since the early 80’s Spanish presidents have been elected from one of these parties. But since 15-M, a…
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Mexico is mourning the loss of musical legend, Juan Gabriel, however this best selling rancheras singer-songwriter of Latin America does not hold the same allure as the notable and defiant female rancheras artist: Chavela Vargas. Conventionally, the rancheras were sung by men and accompanied by a group of mariachis with guitars, violins, double bass and harp. They were songs of the Revolution which came about as a reaction to the aristocratic European music that Mexican elites used to listen to. The term “rancheras” comes from the…
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Los mexicanos están muy orgullosos de su historia, pero no solo de su herencia española, sino de la civilización que vivió antes de la Colonización; los Aztecas. Los mexicanos se consideran descendientes de los Aztecas, conocidos en su tiempo como “mexicas”. Su identificación con este pueblo es tan fuerte que en el escudo que aparece en su bandera, monedas y billetes se representa la leyenda de cómo los aztecas fundaron la ciudad de México. Esta leyenda cuenta que el pueblo…
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