A picture of success. Of reconnection with family roots. Of successful navigation of an unfamiliar bureaucracy. Of obtaining a privilege of our heritage.
My daughter and son got their passports this week!!
This marks the completion of a journey started in October 2021. I missed my first opportunity in my 20s. I wasn't going to let this one slip by, for me or them!
If you are not a citizen of Spain but a child or grandchild of a Spaniard feel free to ask me about the process. #Spain#españa
Consulta pública abierta en #España desde hoy, hasta el 18 de mayo, para eliminar la #tauromaquia del listado anual de Premios Nacionales.
Para participar, enviar un correo a consulta.publica.ordenministerial@cultura.gob.es indicando el nombre y apellidos, número de DNI, en qué provincia se reside, y que se apoya que se suprima el "premio nacional de tauromaquia" del listado anual de Premios Nacionales.
“La ruptura de legalidad y legitimidad que pronuncian constantemente las derechas en sus discursos es uno de los mayores riesgos de futuro [...]. La hipérbole continua sobre golpes de Estado, ruptura constitucional o la violación de la división de poderes consigue que el entramado democrático pierda valor”.
“Everything at 100 pesetas”
(Everything at a low price)
A throwback sign on a side street in Petrer, Alicante, Spain.
The peseta was Spain’s monetary unit from 1868 until 2002 when it was replaced by the euro. The original exchange rate was approximately: 166 pesetas = 1 euro.
"The Guardia Civil investigates the theft of the remains of a victim of Franco's regime in the ravine where Lorca was killed" by Álvaro López (in Spanish) #ElDiarioEs
"The events took place this weekend and have already been reported to the Civil Guard. As explained by the team of scientists and historians who have been working since 2021 in this location, where Franco murdered hundreds of people in the first months of the Guardia Civil, “when they arrived at the grave they found that the different measures to protect the remains (geotextile, boards and bags) had been altered”. Upon discovery, they were also able to verify that the remains of one of the victims being exhumed were missing".
The Bombing of Guernica happened today in 1937. It was a new and horrible cooperation between fascists states (Francoist Spain, Nazi Germany, and Fascist Italy) to bomb civilians and ultimately lay the blame for the mass casualties on "guerrillas”, “terrorists”... in this case “Reds”.
#Bonjour! I need the help of someone who is located in #Paris, to go into the Cimetière Montmarte and take a couple of photos for me.
The De la Cruz family tombstone is in division 21, ligne 2/65, on the Avenue Cordier. I'm happy to offer 20 EUR to anyone who can get me some good snapshots of it.
For all of you not in Paris, please boost so that this request reaches #France!
From Instagram:
museum.of.artifacts A megalithic monument in Spain that's older than the Pyramids was recently uncovered from its watery hiding place by a drought.
The "Spanish Stonehenge" is about 7,000 years old, some 2,000 years older than Stonehenge itself.
These small ornamental trees are in bloom now in southeastern Spain. They are new to me, but it’s some kind of Bauhinia (“Orchid Tree”) in the Legume family. Possibly Bauhinia variegata.
Our ten minute appointment took about 90 seconds! 😂 Muy fácil y amable, pero estábamos muy nerviosos. 😬 🤣
The journey is done! The hoops are jumped!
After 2.5yrs -- I sent the first email about getting my and their citizenship in October 2021 -- they will have their Spanish/EU passports in 5-6 weeks! 🇪🇸 🎉
Victory Parade, 1939, Madrid, coloured. In 1976, the parade changed its name to “Armed Forces Day”, and is still celebrated today. https://www.byteseu.com/22303/#España#Spain
He visto un chorro de personas con ideologías políticas raras. Pero la más rara que veo hasta ahora son los boricuas que quieren la independencia de #PuertoRico con EE.UU para volver a ser colonia de #España. Los españoles se fueron de PR hace más de un siglo men. Déjenlo ir ya.
"The only museum on the Spanish Civil War, which is online and has been promoted from Canada, is in full expansion. Opened a year and a half ago, the Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War has just surpassed 71,000 visits coinciding with the opening of four new galleries, the addition of more than 150 entries and the translation into French of all content, which is also available in English and Spanish." Source: #ElDiario
SUCCESS!! Just got confirmation from the Spanish Consultate in Toronto of an appointment in Vancouver to complete the kids’ passport applications (fingerprints) on April 12.
It's happening! They're gonna have Spanish/EU passports!!!
(And we successfully avoided the cost/CO2/hassle of flying to Toronto!)