Skeleton of legendary figure should be easy to identify, claims historian Excavation for the remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell in a Valladollid street – these bones were found but they’re not those of Red Hugh. Photo: Cultura y Turismo Valladolid Eavan Murray May 21 2020 08:59 PM Archaeologists searching…...
HUGH & LOW Story of Irish Chieftain Red Hugh O’Donnell as Spanish archaeologists hunt for his 400-year-old burial place (The Irish SUN)
By Aoife Bannon. THE IRISH SUN. 22 May 2020, 16:45 ARCHAEOLOGISTS in Spain are hoping to find the 400-year-old burial place of Irish Chieftain Red Hugh O’Donnell. Historical experts in Valladolid, a city in the north west of the country, believe the tragic historical figure’s remains may lie within the…...
17 Reasons Every American Should Learn Spanish
Ever hear about those teachers who used to tape kids mouths shut for speaking Spanish in schools along the U.S.-Mexico border? Turns out they weren’t just cruel, they were also limiting their student’s intellectual growth. “Being bilingual, it turns out, makes you smarter,” Yudhijit Bhattacharjee wrote earlier this year in…...
Navy Patrol in Gibraltar showdown as british boat forces confront spanish warship
A Royal Navy patrol boat has confronted a Spanish warship off the coast of Gibraltar in the latest and most serious clash over Britain’s territorial waters. The Government has accused Spain of an ‘unlawful incursion’ after the Vencedora, a 288ft-long naval corvette, came within three miles of Gibraltar’s coast, apparently…...
Distinguished author, academic and authority on Spanish art
ROSEMARIE MULCAHY, who died suddenly on September 5th, enjoyed an early career as a fashion model, working for Balmain in Paris in the early 1960s before going on to become a highly distinguished academic. She will probably be best remembered as an authority on Spanish art. Her collected essays, Philip…...
