San Isidro Festival of Madrid!

by Hannah Ryan on 5/15/2012 10:32:00 PM

Today in Madrid, celebrations are underway for the Festival de San Isidro. Madrid’s patron saint is annually honoured on the 15th of May, with fiestas lasting for days! Bullfighting, dancing, concerts, eating,… more »

Salamanca University An Evolution In Education

by Dilek on 1/26/2012 12:59:00 PM

Recently, The University of Salamanca (USAL) has developed several new regulations and continues to increase the quality of education in many fields in terms of intercultural relations.The University of Salamanca and… more »

Scholarship Opportunities for Latinos & Hispanics

by Kimberly on 12/28/2011 2:18:00 PM

MALDEF Law Scholarships for Latinos Deadline Extended MALDEF is a civil rights organization who aims to help advance the Latino community of the United States.The current scholarship application deadline is January 2,… more »

Spanish slang at the cultural forefront.

by Chloe on 12/7/2011 11:23:00 AM

This year’s Cervantes Prize, the highest literary honour in the Spanish speaking world, has been awarded to the Chilean ‘anti-poet’ Nicanor Parra.Parra’s educational background is in mathematics… more »

A Rookie's Experiences of the Spanish Fiesta

by Matthew on 9/9/2011 12:15:00 PM

Having lived in Salamanca for over two months now I consider myself pretty well adjusted to the Spanish way of life. Nothing, I thought, would throw up a great surprise anymore. That was until Las Ferias de Salamanca… more »

Nadal, Alonso and Gasol in sporting rich list

by Amy on 6/7/2011 11:47:54 AM

Last week, the business magazine Forbes published its annual ‘rich lists’ stating the world’s richest people according to field of work or country. Among the selection of lists was the 50 highest paid… more »

Primavera Sound Barcelona

by Lindsey on 5/31/2011 10:33:12 AM

Last week thousands of Indie music fans headed to Barcelona for the Primavera sound festival which takes place every year either in late May or early June.One of the biggest headliners was the band Pulp who played… more »

Monty Python narrowly misses out on Prince of Asturias Award

by Amy on 5/10/2011

The Premios Príncipe de Asturias (Prince of Asturias awards) are an annual event in the Spanish calendar when the Prince of Asturias foundation awards prizes to all types of individuals and groups across the… more »

Carnival is coming!

by Amy on 3/4/2011

From this weekend until next week Spain and many Spanish speaking countries across Latin America will be celebrating the Carnival, an annual event that takes place just before the start of Lent where people dress up,… more »

Goya award winners announced!

by Amy on 2/15/2011 9:35:00 AM

Sunday night was the awards ceremony for the famous Premios Goya, the annual Spanish film awards. A host of famous Spanish actors, actresses, producers and directors were present at the 25th ceremony, hoping to be the… more »