Spain accepts Mexican independence
Eleven years after the outbreak of the Mexican War of Independence, Spanish Viceroy Juan de O'Donojú signs the Treaty of Córdoba, which approves a plan to make Mexico an independent constitutional monarchy. In the early 19th century, Napoleon's ...
Visiting three great cities in Spain: Seville, Tarifa and Granada
Upon returning from a recent three-week trip, my first to Spain, 10 different people asked me not how much I liked, but how much I LOVED Barcelona. “It was fine,” I’d say. “But have you ever been to Seville?” Only one answered yes (and they went ...
Miss Spain’s Patricia Rodriquez Comes Out As Gay On Instagram
Patricia Rodriguez, Miss Spain 2013, has announced that she is gay, and she made the announcement on Instagram. Based on her announcement, Miss Spain has become the first openly gay national beauty queen in any country. Standing beside her partner as they ...
Miss Spain Is Gay: Patricia Rodríguez Comes Out With Instagram Post
Patricia Rodriguez, who won the title of Miss Spain 2013, came out of the closet with an Instagram post this week. According to the Huffington Post, the announcement makes Rodriguez the first openly gay national beauty queen. Rodriguez posted a photo of ...
Big names missing in final U.S. roster for Spain
(Reuters) - The United States team will travel to Spain without some of the sport's biggest names to defend their title at the Basketball World Cup after a selection process described as one of the "most difficult" in recent years. With marquee players ...
Spain's Belmonte wins 1,500 race at Euros
BERLIN (AP) -- Mireia Belmonte Garcia claimed gold for Spain with a continental record in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle at the European swimming championship on Saturday. Belmonte won in 15 minutes, 57.29 seconds, ahead of Hungary's Boglarka Kapas in ...
Spain Has Welcomed 36.3 Million Foreign Tourists in 2014
In the first seven months of the year, Spain welcomed 36.3 million foreign tourists, 7 percent more than in the same period of 2013 and the most ever recorded between January and July. The tourists mainly poured in from Britain, Germany and particularly ...
Real Madrid Loses Super Cup Of Spain To Atlético Madrid
That had to hurt. Real Madrid lost the Super Cup of Spain to Atlético Madrid by an aggregate of 2-1 on Friday night. Manager Carlo Ancelotti attributes the defeat to “giving chances” to their arch rivals from across town. After the draw at the ...
Miss Spain 2013 Comes Out In Instagram Post
What an incredible moment for queer visibility! Patricia Rodríguez, the winner and title holder of Miss Spain 2013, came out of the closet this week through an Instagram post with her partner. The move makes Rodríguez the first openly lesbian national ...
Spain Busts Colombian Cocaine-Smuggling Gang
Spanish police working in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency say they have arrested six members of a Colombian-based drug-trafficking gang and seized 240 kilograms (530 pounds) of cocaine that had been hidden inside a yacht. According to ...
