Bartolomé de Medina, the metallurgist Today I am not going to talk about conquistadores or sailors, about men and women who made history. I will dedicate these lines to neither battles nor transcendental events,
Life is full of sweet and intense moments that mark our destiny. People that we know and that trace a path that we will never erase from our memory. Life is full of good
Spanish heritage in the U.S. The Spanish heritage in the U.S. is unquestionable, regardless of whoever it may concern. Two thirds of the United States were Spanish, even longer Spanish than American. Discoveries, foundations
The people must know their history I don't know what is pushing us into the abyss, but everything is loaded with a supreme ignorance, as well as a tremendous manipulation, which always seeks political
Festivals and customs Popular festivals that draw on the most ancestral tradition, that are based on events that took place or romantic legends to feed stories and passions. Customs that go back a long
The language of sculpture The famous Renaissance artist, Michelangelo Buonarrotti, on finishing his most realistic work, Moses, looking at it carefully and overwhelmed by the expression on his imposing and magnificent face, struck him
A great story Spain's history is vast and grandiose, but how was it possible for it to achieve all that it did, especially when it had a small territory and a small population? How
Facts that start traditions It is curious what happens in history, the twists and turns it keeps for us to discover with astonishment surprising facts that even today continue to mark the rhythm of
The capture of Tenochtilan Hernán Cortés' great adventure began in 1519. After the invaluable help of his Tlaxaltec and Totonac allies, as Cortés only had several hundred men, including infantrymen, horsemen, arquebusiers, crossbowmen and
This article is illustrated with a photo of "La cocina de la Ángeles", a famous painting by Murillo currently on display in the Louvre in Paris, which was stolen by Marshal Soult. Plunder and pillage
The men didn't go alone As the title of the book published by the Ministry of Defense in 2012 goes, "The men didn't go alone", and indeed they didn't do so, nor they fought,
Nobody dies forever. They say that nobody dies forever, that death does not exist as long as someone remembers us, as long as someone mentions us or has us in mind. They say that
There are events in the History of Spain that are significant for their importance or for the enormous significance that they acquire over time. Simple meetings, pacts or arrangements, which sometimes go unnoticed, or
Iconoclastic Madness We are witnessing, with astonishment, studied and managed movements that, under the excuse of fighting racism, seek to rewrite history. And, like gunpowder, it is spreading throughout the West, sticking its hand
Irrational Iconoclasm The world has definitely gone mad; it is undergoing a process of involution that is taking us down unknown paths, full of mental poverty and contempt for history. Uneducated and intolerant people
In recent weeks, unfortunately and for extraordinary reasons, we have become accustomed to hearing the term "Operation Balmis", the largest military operation, deployed in peacetime, to try to curb and control the accursed Covid-19.
May 2nd n the 2nd of May 1808, the people of Madrid, seeing that members of the royal family are being taken north and observing the threatening presence of foreigners in their streets, explode
Heroines Women have always played a decisive role in the Spanish armies, and not only in recent decades or with the relevance of Patricia Ortega's appointment as the first female General of the Spanish
Women have remained in the background in many episodes of history, at least, or so we have been told; but we are discovering, little by little, that they have always been in the front line,
Memories of horsemen riding across vast sun-kissed plains, under the crisp garb of a catchy soundtrack and an adventure to live. Memories of yesterday that marked a childhood and a dream of being a
Heroine of the War of Independence On 19 July 1808, in Bailén, Napoleon's army, the most powerful in the world, was defeated for the first time by the heterogeneous Spanish army under the command