Farruquito: The gifted flamenco star, the drugged-up hit-and-run and the documentary trying to salvage his career
Farruquito was hailed as the greatest flamenco dancer of his generation before a deadly hit-and-run changed everything.
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: A deadly nightclub blaze, a royal abdication and the duchess who married (again) aged 85
Michael Coy delves into the key events that took place in Spanish history this week, including the flamboyant aristocratic who married for the third time
‘Nothing to report’: The extraordinary story of the Siege of Toledo, a colonel who refused to surrender and his doomed son
The Siege of the Alcazar in Toledo was a highly symbolic victory for Franco's Nationalists at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
‘Stay calm doctor’: The final words of the legendary matador Paquirri who stepped into the ring one time too many
FRANCISCO Rivera Perez, or 'Paquirri' as he was known, was just 36 years of age when he was fatally gored by a bull during a
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: The death of Alfonso IX, the siege of Toledo and the birth of legendary film director Pedro Almodovar
MICHAEL Coy delves into the major events that took place in Spanish history this week, including the birth of director Pedro Almodovar.
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Julio Iglesias is born, Estepona is destroyed and Cervantes is freed from slavery
MICHAEL Coy delves into the major events that took place in Spanish history this week, including the birth of singing star Julio Iglesias.
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: The Spantax air disaster, Queen Letizia is born and the siege of Gibraltar fails
MICHAEL Coy delves into the key events that took place in Spanish history this week, including a tragic air disaster and a failed attempt to
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: The founding of Los Angeles, the birth of a TV chef and the return of Evita’s body
MICHAEL Coy traces this week in Spanish history, including the birth of a famous TV chef, the founding of LA and the death of Franco's
A ‘good death’: The scarred bullfighter who became a Spanish national hero – and paid the ultimate price
MICHAEL Coy recounts the story of Manolete, the dirt-poor bullfighter who shot to stardom in the ring - but soon paid the ultimate price.
Take a trip to Sevilla and appreciate the wonder of Pontius Pilate’s house
ONE of Sevilla’s most beautiful monuments, Pontius Pilate’s House is a place of grace and elegance. Graceful columns, beauty everywhere you look, scented bougainvillea cascading
Famous birthdays: Luis Rubiales – the disgraced Spanish football chief brought down by an unwanted World Cup ‘kiss’
DISGRACED former Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales turns 50 today, almost three years after he was forced to resign over 'kissgate'
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: The birth of Lope de Vega, a 70s film star and a Liverpool football legend
IN the latest edition of 'This Week in Spanish History', Michael Coy covers film stars, footballers, cartoonists and vicious criminals.
Famous birthdays: Jose Tomas – the fearless bullfighter who had fans buying tickets with ‘relish and dread’
LEGENDARY Spanish bullfighter Jose Tomas celebrates his 51st birthday today. Here's a look at his astonishing career and remarkable life so far.
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: El Cid triumphs, Lorca is murdered and Rafael Nadal wins gold in Beijing
WELCOME to the latest edition of This Week in Spanish History, written by Michael Coy. 14 AUGUST, 1084 – El Cid wins major battle In
Art Deco dreams: How Spain gave glamour a home in the hardest of times
WHEN someone once asked Prime Minister Clement Attlee to define socialism, he replied that he couldn’t – but he knew it when he saw it.
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Christopher Columbus sets sail, Diego Velazquez dies and the highest temperature ever in Europe is recorded
WELCOME to the latest edition of ‘This Week in Spanish History’, written by Michael Coy. 3 AUGUST, 1492 – COLUMBUS SETS SAIL FROM PALOS In
Why is some Spanish ham five times more expensive than the rest? The ultimate guide to jamon – and why it’s all in the acorns
IT’S no wonder many foreigners are bewildered by Spanish ham. A plate can cost five times as much in Pedro’s bar than Antonio’s restaurant in
The lure of Ceuta: The contested land young men die to reach and Spain sends its army to Africa to stop
IT had to happen. As Pedro Sanchez landed in Ceuta on Friday morning to inspect a border his own government has just sent the army
The history behind Ceuta and Melilla – how Spain came to own two cities on mainland Africa
HOW did Spain come to own Ceuta and Melilla, two cities on the mainland of Africa that count as full parts of the Spanish nation?
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: Shakira’s tax trial, the birth of a Formula One star and the sighting of the Spanish Armada
WELCOME to the latest edition of ‘This Week in Spanish History’, written by Michael Coy. 27 JULY, 2022 – SHAKIRA TRIAL BEGINS The Colombian megastar,
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: A deadly train crash, a royal marriage and the mystery of baby Lucia
WELCOME to the latest edition of ‘This Week in Spanish History’, written by Michael Coy. 24 JULY, 1895 – ROBERT GRAVES BORN Perhaps you recall
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: The defeat of Napoleon, a mysterious death and the burka ban that never was
WELCOME to the latest edition of ‘This Week in Spanish History’, written by Michael Coy. 19 JULY 1808 – THE BATTLE OF BAILEN With very
BORN TODAY: Margaret Theresa of Spain – the tragic tale of a vulnerable girl at the heart of Velazquez’s greatest work
IS there a birthday in your family this week? Michael Coy has been trawling through the archives, looking for interesting Spanish personalities whose birthday will
THIS WEEK IN SPANISH HISTORY: World Cup glory, an ETA kidnapping and the ‘invasion’ of Parsley Island
9 JULY – SAINT VERONICA’S DAYAs Jesus was making his way to Calvary, covered in blood, sweat and grime, a young woman pushed through the
The tragic tale of a Spanish Guardia Civil officer nicknamed ‘The Moth’ – and his lethal legal shortcomings
HISTORY doesn’t have to be confined to the Middle Ages. Recent events (and here we’re discussing a fatal accident involving a pop group and the
EXPLAINER: This is how Pamplona’s world-famous running of the bulls unfolds each year during the Sanfermines
EACH morning of the week between 7 and 14 July a rocket will be fired at eight o’clock precisely in the Navarre town of Pamplona.