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Shared Memories – Jews & Spaniards In The Holocaust

January 28, 2023January 30, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan franco, history of spain, jewish, What's on Madrid

It is a paradox. Adolf Hitler´s ally, General Franco, sent Fascist volunteers to fight with his armies on the Eastern

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All the King´s men – A Glimpse Into Europe´s Oldest Royal Guard

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, royal family, visit madrid

The Madrid Metropolitan has been granted a rare insight into the the Spanish Royal Guard with an interview with their

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115 Year Old Spanish Flu & Covid Survivor Becomes World´s Oldest Person

January 20, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news

A 115-year-old Spanish woman has become the world’s oldest person following the death of French nun Lucile Randon. Maria Branyas

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Discovery Sheds Light On Origins Of Basque Language

November 17, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan basque, history of spain

Archaeologists have discovered a bronze hand dating back 2,100 years and sporting the oldest known inscription in the Basque language

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Spain´s Fascist Founder To Be Exhumed From Valley Of The Fallen

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news, spanish civil war

Just days after the Spanish Senate passed the Democratic Memory Law, to finally “settle Spanish democracy’s debt to its past”,

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UNESCO World Heritage Site Revealed As One Of Oldest Neanderthal Archaeological Locations

September 3, 2022September 6, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan discovery, history of spain, spain news

An archaeological site listed as a UNESCO World Heritage could be one of the oldest Neanderthal excavation sites in Spain

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El Camino de Santiago – A Personal Pilgrimage

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan camino de santiago, history of spain

This year is special year for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago for it is a Jacobean Year – celebrated

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Archaeologists “Exceptional Find” Reveals Secrets Of Human Origins

August 28, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spanish news

A newly unearthed Neanderthal skull has revealed how our ancient cousins could have been around for thousands of years longer

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Visit Highlights Spain´s Long Jewish History

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, king felipe, sephardi

The visit last week to Madrid of the American Jewish Committee, which included being received by both King Felipe VI

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Dos De Mayo – A History Of Madrid And Spain

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan dos de mayo, history of spain, madrid history

Dos De Mayo – A history of Madrid and Spain. Today commemorated as a public holiday in the city of

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Juana “The Mad” Finally Takes Her Royal Plinth

April 24, 2022April 27, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, madrid news

One of the most important figures in Spanish history, Queen Juana I of Castile has finally been recognised by having

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Magallanes & Elcano – Around The World To Madrid

February 18, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, What's on Madrid

To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the world by Fernando de Magallanes and Juan Sebastian Elcano,

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Ghosts Of The Past As Spain Rejects Mexican “Colonial Exploitation” Jab

February 13, 2022February 20, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news

The ghosts of the past have returned to haunt Spanish – Latin American relations, after Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez

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Pikes At The Ready! The Tercios Muster Again On The Streets Of Old Madrid

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, madrid history, madrid news, What's on Madrid

The feared Spanish Tercios of old are back displaying their prowess with a drill of arms in the Plaza de

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Most Influential Spaniards In History – By Province

December 12, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan Art & Culture, history of spain

The Spanish daily newspaper La Razon has published  the “most influential Spaniards of all time” – listed by each of Spain´s 49

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La Pepa – Spain´s First Constitution

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain

As Spain celebrates its annual Constitution Day – which pays homage to the 1978 document, we look at her first

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Charles Clifford Exhibition – Madrid´s First Photographer

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, living in madrid, What's on Madrid

To mark the 170th anniversary of the founding of the Isabel II Canal, the Fundación Canal Mateo Inurria, is putting

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“Indigenismo” and Black Legends Pall Over Hispanidad Day

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, madrid news

The recent visit of Madrid´s regional premier, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, to the United States raised more than a few eyebrows

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Our Man In Madrid´s Understated English Humour Raises Galician Eyebrows

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news

The English sense of humour has been quite the talk of Galicia after a recent tweet from Her Majesty´s Ambassador

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Spanish Government Turns The Screws On Franco’s Legacy

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news, spain politics

The Spanish government of Pedro Sanchez, used the 85th anniversary of the 1936 coup this week, to announce its historical

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Farewell To Arms As The Last Of The International “Brigadistas” Dies

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news, spanish civil war

The last surviving volunteer of the International Brigades, which enlisted foreign nationals to fight for the Second Republic against the

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Supreme Court Gives Franco Era Street Names A Reprieve

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan franco, history of spain, living in madrid

Four years after the Madrid City Council of Manuela Carmena, approved the changing of some 52 street names which had

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Recovery Of Looted 16th Century Cannons Sheds Light On 2nd Spanish Armada

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news

A 16th-century cannon that is believed to have been aboard one of the ships sent by King Philip II of

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Queen Letizia Leads 90th Anniversary Of Women´s Suffrage Commemoration

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, madrid history, spain politics

Queen Letizia  attended a commemorative event last week, celebrating the 90th anniversary of the granting of the vote for women

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Excursions From Madrid – Segovia

April 17, 2021April 18, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, segovia, visit spain, visitors madrid

In our series of pieces looking at excursions and day trips that can be enjoyed within a short distance of

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King Felipe Offers Prince Philip Condolences To British Ambassador

April 14, 2021April 15, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, royal family, spain news

The King of Spain, Felipe VI and his wife, Queen Letizia, yesterday, 13th April, had an audience with the British

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Alcala University Experts Painstaking Restoration Of Grass Made Roman Sandal

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news

Experts from the University of Alcalá de Henares have painstakingly restored a Roman sandal that was made from grass and

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Remains Of Spain´s First Elected Female Mayor Executed During Civil War Discovered

March 7, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, spain news, spanish civil war

The remains of Spain´s first elected woman local mayor, who was murdered by Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War

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14th Century Royal Cookbook Reveals Spanish “Pre-Mediteranean” Diet Of Kings

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan Art & Culture, Food, history of spain

A 14th-century royal cookbook has been given a 21st century facelift and which reveals how the then Spanish nobility feasted

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Last Statue Of General Franco Removed In Spain

February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan franco, history of spain, spain news

Spain has finally removed the last remaining statue of the late dictator General Franco. The last remaining homage to the

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Delicioso Author María José Sevilla Talks About Food & Spain

January 20, 2021January 13, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan Art & Culture, books spain, history of spain, spain foodie

Abi Lindsay Clark talks to María José Sevilla, whose book Delicioso gives a fascinating account of the history of food

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Spanish Researchers Discover How A Man Was Murdered 5,000 Years Ago

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain, research, spain news

Researchers have discovered how a man was killed in a prehistoric cave in Spain over 5,000 years ago after applying

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The Battle Of Manila Bay – 122 Years On

May 9, 2020July 27, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan history of spain

May 1, 2018 passed without much fanfare in Spain. Yet to those who remembered, this date marked the 120th anniversary

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