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Archive for December, 2009

Catalonia loses out as Agustí Centelles’ legacy goes to Salamanca

Catalonia has lost out on one of the most extensive archives ever. The legacy of photojournalist Agustí Centelles has been sold to the Ministry of Culture and will reside in The Centre of Historical Memory in Salamanca.

29Dec2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

Are The Bulls Part of Catalonia’s Fiestas?

It is looking like Catalonia is telling fibs when they say that the bull is not part of ‘Catalan Fiestas’. History shows that Barcelona has all the elements to suggest otherwise. No other city in Spain has had three functioning bullrings at any one time.

24Dec2009 | Catalonia | 8 comments | Continued

Catalonia and Argentina Friendly Match

I won’t wade into the political hot-water that is Catalan independence; any people and all people have a right to self-determination. So if a group of people with Spanish citizenship, that are culturally and linguistically different from that of the dominant culture, decide that they want to be acknowledged as such, well I’m not the [...]

23Dec2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

Spanish region of Catalonia to mull bullfighting ban

A bill in Catalonia to ban bullfighting in the Spanish region has cleared its first obstacle today in the local legislature Friday.

18Dec2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

The unofficial Catalan referendum turns out a ridiculous 30 percent of voters

The unofficial Catalan referendum with voting taking place in 166 municipalities yesterday is one of the highlights of today’s Spanish press, Monday 14th December 2009.

14Dec2009 | Catalonia | 15 comments | Continued

World Press Photo 2009 Exhibition in Barcelona

“Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them, can lure our sense of awareness”. That quotation by American photojournalist, war photographer and artist [1918 – 1978] highlights some of the forces of reportage photography: its value as a historical document for information and power to change the [...]

10Dec2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

El Cirque du Soleil is coming to Barcelona

In Italian a “saltare in banco”, literally means “to jump on a bench.” A Saltimbanco is a street artist that perform acrobatics to dazzle their spectators. The Cirque du Soleil is coming to town and it is coming to Barcelona.

7Dec2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

Marilyn Manson comes to Barcelona

Marilyn Manson’s in Barcelona on 4th December to present his new album The High End of Low at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic and he plans to show the Catalan city of Barcelona what a party really is. Learn Spanish Courses Online

2Dec2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued