What Llama-Poop-Eating Mites Tell Us About the Rise and Fall of the Inca Empire
Lake-dwelling mite populations boomed at the height of the Andean civilization but dropped following the arrival of Spanish conquistadors
Spain’s Push to Remove Franco’s Remains From the Valley of the Fallen
Congress approved the government decree to move the fascist dictator from his spot in the civil war mausoleum, but obstacles remain
Madrid’s Prado Museum Will Spotlight Pioneering Duo of Female Renaissance Artists
Lavinia Fontana is widely considered the first professional female artist, while Sofonisba Anguissola served as Philip II of Spain’s court painter
Archaeologists Open One of Many Mass Graves From the Spanish Civil War
The excavation comes amid a push to deal more openly with a difficult chapter of Spain’s history
Travel Through the Landscapes That Inspired Salvador Dalí
Three destinations in northeastern Spain offer a unique glimpse into the life of the famous surrealist
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Why Gala Dalí—Muse, Model and Artist—Was More Than Just Salvador’s Wife
Barcelona exhibition draws on 315 artifacts to unravel the myths behind central surrealist figure
A Photographer Captures Contrasts and Characters in Barcelona’s Streets
Josep Fabrega Agea, a retired teacher and psychosociologist, points his lens at the city’s dark corners and poetic places
The EU Mulls Ditching Daylight Saving Time
The European Commission is polling citizens about whether the 28-nation bloc should keep springing forward and falling back each year
For Hundreds of Years, Papier-Mâché Has Lent a Surreal Face to Catalan Culture
Street performers disguised as Giants and Big Heads blend reverence with ribaldry at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Restorationist Botches 16th-Century Spanish Statue of Saint
Reports indicate a local priest hired an art teacher to restore the polychromatic wooden statue, with cartoonish results
Beyond the Headlines, Catalan Culture Has a Long History of Vibrancy and Staying Power
The autonomous Spanish region of Catalonia takes center stage at this summer’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival
“Holy Grail” of Spanish Treasure Galleons Found Off Colombia
The San José went down in 1708 filled with gold, silver and gems now worth billions of dollars
Dead Sperm Whale Had 64 Pounds of Trash in Its Digestive System
The juvenile sperm whale was found in the Murcia region of Spain, and its death has spurred a local campaign to combat plastic pollution
Sunshine Sheds Light on 17th-Century Mystery Painting At Hearst Castle
Two bright-eyed guides found an abbreviation and inscription leading to Spanish painter Bartolomé Pérez de la Dehesa
Researchers Uncover Hidden Details Beneath Picasso Painting
Using new imaging techniques, researchers reveal the secrets of the 1902 work “La Miséreuse Accroupie” (“The Crouching Beggar”)
Dive Through More Than 1,000 Dalí Paintings Online
Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation’s complete catalogue raisonné, which spans from 1910 to 1983, is sheer surrealist eye candy
What to Know About the Removal of 44 Artworks from Catalan’s Museum of Lleida
The fate of the works has become a point of contention in Catalonia’s bitter push for independence
Four-Horned Giraffe Ancestor Unearthed in Spain
The fossil is an unusually complete individual of an ancient giraffid species
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