by Vicent | Dec 21, 2018 | Print
A day of planned demonstrations in the city follows a year of turmoil for Catalonia December 21, 2018. Published by The Irish Times Earlier this week, the words “Go home Pedro” were sprayed in English on the outside of the Casa Llotja de Mar building in central...
by Vicent | Oct 31, 2018 | Print
Country braces for upheaval as it celebrates anniversary of democratic transition October 31st, 2018. Published by Politico MADRID — Forty years after its creation, Spain’s constitution is back in the political limelight. Drafted three years after the death of...
by Vicent | Sep 28, 2018 | Print
Spanish region is split between unionists and separatists, a year on from independence vote Unionist activists remove pro-independence symbols in the middle of the night in Canet de Mar. Photo: Guy Hedgecoe September 28th, 2018. Published by The Irish Times It is two...
by Vicent | Sep 17, 2018 | Print
Spain’s transition out of fascism occurred within living memory. And it meant ignoring the dead. September 17th, 2018. Published by The New Republic “Exclusive: Photograph of the remains of Franco,” a Twitter user posted in late August. It was a joke: The...
by Vicent | Sep 16, 2018 | Print
A year on from Catalan referendum, tensions still simmer over independence from Madrid Catalan independence flags hang over the AP7 highway. Photo: Guy Hedgecoe September 16th, 2018. Published by The Irish Times Anna, a 42 year old with tattooed arms and aviator...