Party Political Quarrels
As much as I would like it, a daily blog anywhere in Spain cannot ignore the fact that General Elections will be held here in Mallorca and up and down […]
The Fiesta Nacional de España
Yesterday, October 12th, was a National holiday in Spain, the day of the Fiesta Nacional de España, formerly also known as Día de la Hispanidad. As is usual in Spain, […]
Son Espases
Someone should be looking into the flourishing business of hospital construction, here in Mallorca. Something smells to high heaven. I have witnessed the building of new hospitals in Manacor, Inca […]
Take The A Train
The incoming government discovered a few weeks after taking office that there was no money left in the coffers. On the contrary, the Comunidad Autónoma de les Illes Balears is […]
18 July 1936
July 18th, 1936, was a fateful day, when the Spanish Guerra Civil (civil war) began 75 years ago today. Actually, the putsch had started the day before, on the 17th […]
Maioric Regi Munus
Llucmajor is historically important for a date in 1349 when a battle was fought at the Camp de Sa Batalla near the village between King Jaume III and his brother-in-law, […]
They Had A Dream
Once upon a time, some people in Spain were unhappy about how democracy worked or rather, didn’t. They were indignant about the political parties in Spain and they took to […]
The Destiny and Fate of Luis Lacy Gautier
When visiting the Castell de Bellver southwest of Palma de Mallorca you may have seen a largish commemorative plaque in honour of Don Luis Lacy. You may well have wondered […]
The Arithmetic of Local Elections
Just for the record, I have you know that 12,612 citizens were eligible to vote yesterday in my hometown of Felanitx, for the municipal council of the town’s Ajuntament. The […]
The Ni-Ni Generation
Spain is a very particular country. Having lived here, in Mallorca, for close to 24 years I cannot but notice that everything and everyone everywhere is different from anywhere else […]
The Muro de la Memoria
Last Friday, a memorial was inaugurated for the henceforth unnamed victims of the Guerra Civil (Spanish Civil War) in Palma’s Cementerio Municipal (municipal cemetery). I went to the cemetery yesterday […]
The Emir’s Arch
Unfortunately, not many buildings remain of the Moorish period, here on the island of Mallorca, and only scarce remnants can be seen of the former Islamic religious architecture. Apart from the […]
Election Day
Ten days from now, on May 22nd, Spain will hold municipal as well as regional elections. Whilst there is the classical left-right divide all across Spain, with the conservative parties […]
Mallorca And the Maltese Falcons
Once upon a time, the islands of Malta used to be part of the Spanish Mediterranean empire. Spanish is not quite correct, as it was really the house of Catalunya-Aragón, […]
The Sala de les Cariàtides
The Parlament de les Illes Balears will hold its last session of the current legislature tomorrow, March 28th. After that, the Balearic parliament with be adjourned due to the upcoming […]
One Very Protracted Ordeal
Rightfully, our compassion tends to be with the victims of recent natural disasters, earthquakes, the civil disturbances in North Africa and the unrest in the Arab world and, lately, the […]
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