Oct 24, 2011

History The most popular Encierro, or running of the bulls, is the Pamplona Bull Run. This takes place annually from July 6-14 at the San Fermin Festival. Beginning on the second day of the festival, there is a bull run every morning for the remainder of the festival. Each evening, the bulls from the running are then used in a bull fight. The bull running...

Jul 23, 2011

Two years ago, 6 million euros worth of jewelry once owned by Argentinian firth lady Eva Perón were stolen from Valencia, Spain. Today, those jewels were recovered by the police in Milan, Italy. Among the jewels stolen was the diamond tiara presented to Eva Perón “Evita” by the King of Holland during the 1950s, which is valued at 4 million euros by...

The number of abortions being performed in Spain has had a decline since last year’s law was passed changing the time line in which women were allowed to abort their babies. Before the law was changed last July, women could abort in the purpose of rape at up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, and 24 weeks for physical or emotional health reasons. Now the numbers...

May 31, 2011

Spain was one of the major powers of the world for a good portion of recent history. Now, however, many people never think to see Spain. Outside of the spring break trip to Barcelona or the study abroad, Spain doesn’t make the “To Visit” list for many people. That should change. Here’s a few reasons why. The Alhambra Located in the south...