It is said that people use violence when they have no arguments, but paradoxically Valle-Inclán, a genious of the word lost his arm using force in a fight. Cervantes who was called “one-armed of Lepanto” was never really one-armed, but was injured on his wrist in the famous Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571… Continue reading “VALLE-INCLÁN: THE REAL ONE-ARMED”
Do you know that Circulo de Bellas Artes is the best rooftop in Madrid? And that there is a walk commemorating the play “Bohemian lights” by Valle-Inclán? There a famous building in Atocha 42 just at the beginning of Gran Vía, the most important shopping street in Madrid. That building is Círculo de Bellas Artes,… Continue reading “Circulo de Bellas Artes and Valle-Inclán”
In Madrid there is a surprise on every corner. We also have to consider that many great characters in our history wandered through its streets or directly lived here. One of them was Calderón de la Barca, who said: “Madrid is a home for everyone, because in its small world, foreigners and naturals are children… Continue reading “Calderon de la Barca House and Other Great Writers”
