https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Terry Gilliam, the US-born director famous for a string of dark fantasy films, has finally finished his version of Don Quixote... after 17 years battling one disaster after another. https://www.thelocal.es/20170606/finally-terry-gilliam-finishes-don-quixote Tue, 06 Jun 2017 11:00:10 +0200 finally-terry-gilliam-finishes-don-quixote A film based on Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’ classic tale of a knight errant and his portly sidekick, Sancho Panza, is under development by Disney. https://www.thelocal.es/20161014/don-quixote-is-to-get-the-disney-treatment Fri, 14 Oct 2016 14:44:52 +0200 don-quixote-is-to-get-the-disney-treatment They are both unquestionably giants of literature who have had huge influence not just within their own languages but across the world. https://www.thelocal.es/20160422/nine-reasons-why-cervantes-is-better-than-shakespeare Fri, 22 Apr 2016 12:05:53 +0200 nine-reasons-why-cervantes-is-better-than-shakespeare This April 23rd will mark the 400th anniversary of the death of Spain's greatest literary figure. So how does Spain choose to celebrate? https://www.thelocal.es/20160419/five-bonkers-ways-spain-is-celebrating-cervantes Tue, 19 Apr 2016 18:52:32 +0200 five-bonkers-ways-spain-is-celebrating-cervantes It's been 400 years since the death of Spain's beloved literary star and Spain has a seemingly unending schedule of celebrations. We take a look at some of the best ways to join in the fun. https://www.thelocal.es/20160308/7-top-ways-to-celebrate-400-years-of-cervantes Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:59:42 +0100 7-top-ways-to-celebrate-400-years-of-cervantes Patricia E Grieve, of Colombia University explains what Spaniards can learn from their literary classic about today's migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20150903/what-don-quixote-has-to-say-to-spain-about-todays-immigrant-crisis Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:09:43 +0200 what-don-quixote-has-to-say-to-spain-about-todays-immigrant-crisis Some celebrities get the honour of having their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But a group of Spanish astronomers have something more cosmic in mind for their own literary star. https://www.thelocal.es/20150828/astroners-quixotic-quest-for-cervantes-star Fri, 28 Aug 2015 19:12:11 +0200 astroners-quixotic-quest-for-cervantes-star As the fourth centenary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes approaches, sceptics are asking how many Spaniards can actually read the original opus. https://www.thelocal.es/20150813/do-spaniards-actually-read-don-quixote Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:12:04 +0200 do-spaniards-actually-read-don-quixote A group of Catalan historians claim that prominent figures in Spanish history like Christopher Columbus and Miguel de Cervantes were actually Catalan. https://www.thelocal.es/20150804/the-language-of-cervantes-its-catalan Tue, 04 Aug 2015 15:38:33 +0200 the-language-of-cervantes-its-catalan It is the undisputed classic of Spanish literature, and one of the most influential novels ever published, but a new poll has revealed that over 60 percent of Spaniards have never read Don Quixote. https://www.thelocal.es/20150707/most-spaniards-have-never-read-don-quixote Tue, 07 Jul 2015 18:16:40 +0200 most-spaniards-have-never-read-don-quixote Miguel de Cervantes was given a formal burial in Madrid on Thursday, almost four centuries after the Don Quixote author died. https://www.thelocal.es/20150611/cervantes-given-formal-burial-and-a-monument Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:18:54 +0200 cervantes-given-formal-burial-and-a-monument Researchers have cautiously confirmed that they believe they have located the remains of Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes in the crypt of a Madrid convent almost 400 years after his death. https://www.thelocal.es/20150317/cervantes-has-been-foundor-has-he Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:18:51 +0100 cervantes-has-been-foundor-has-he Researchers working to unearth the remains of Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes think they have finally found his skeleton. https://www.thelocal.es/20150312/researchers-may-have-found-cervantes-bones Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:03:44 +0100 researchers-may-have-found-cervantes-bones Four hundred years after he died a pauper in near obscurity, archaeologists announced that they may have solved the mystery of his final resting place. Meet our Spanish Face of the Week, Miguel de Cervantes. https://www.thelocal.es/20150130/is-400-year-old-mystery-of-cervantes-now-solved Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:27:00 +0100 is-400-year-old-mystery-of-cervantes-now-solved Researchers looking for the remains of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, the author of "Don Quixote", said on Friday that his war injuries could hold the key to identifying him. https://www.thelocal.es/20150123/war-injuries-could-identify-cervantes-bones Fri, 23 Jan 2015 22:13:00 +0100 war-injuries-could-identify-cervantes-bones Scientists will start scanning the floor of a Madrid convent with a radar on Monday in the hope of finding the body of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, author of "Don Quixote". https://www.thelocal.es/20140425/spain-launches-radar-hunt-for-quixote-writer-cervantes Fri, 25 Apr 2014 18:30:00 +0200 spain-launches-radar-hunt-for-quixote-writer-cervantes Four centuries after his death, Madrid has decided to finance a search for the remains of Spanish Golden Age writer Miguel de Cervantes, author of the emblematic Don Quixote of la Mancha. https://www.thelocal.es/20140308/spain-seeks-remains-of-quixote-author-cervantes Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:57:00 +0100 spain-seeks-remains-of-quixote-author-cervantes The director of Spain's most important Spanish language teaching body, the Cervantes Institute, has bemoaned the current "limited vocabulary" of Spaniards, adding it has become "fashionable to speak badly". https://www.thelocal.es/20130709/linguist-laments-spanish-fashion-to-speak-badly Tue, 09 Jul 2013 16:07:00 +0200 linguist-laments-spanish-fashion-to-speak-badly A New York Police Department officer has been hit with an official reprimand for violating the 'English-only' workplace rule after speaking a single sentence in Spanish. https://www.thelocal.es/20130625/new-york-cop-rapped-for-speaking-spanish Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:07:00 +0200 new-york-cop-rapped-for-speaking-spanish