Man Makes a Living Admitting to Other People’s Driving Offences for a Fee
Spanish authorities recently arrested a man who had apparently admitted to the driving offenses of nearly 100 people for money, in order to keep their record clean. The Civil Guard of the Balearic Islands in Spain announced that it has discovered an Armenian man who was advertising a rather unusual service online. The unnamed man […]
Wanted “Galician Rambo” Hid in Spanish Forests for Almost a Year
A wanted prison escapee dubbed the “Galician Rambo” eluded capture by hiding in the forests of Galicia since March of 2021. Alfredo Sánchez Chacón, a Spanish ex-military and survival expert, was sentenced to hard time in prison for shooting and killing a 24-year-old man in 1996. Back then, authorities spent months combing the forests of […]
Las Luminarias – A fiery and Controversial Celebration
Every year, on January 17, the people of San Bartolome de Pinares, in Spain, celebrate St. Anthony by riding their horses, donkeys and mules through piles of burning tree branches in a celebration called Las Luminarias. The unique tradition of leaping over and through flames dates back 500 years, but the men and women of […]
Fight With Parents Inspires Teen to Dig Underground Cave in His Backyard
A Spanish teenager who started digging a hole in his backyard after an argument with his parents, six years ago, is now the proud owner of an underground cave in his own backyard. Andres Canto was 14 when he first headed into his backyard in Alicante, Spain, with a pickaxe, following an argument with his […]
Mexican Revolutionaries Plan to Cross Atlantic Ocean in Wooden Boat And Invade Spain
A group of seven Zapatistas, indigenous Mexcian revolutionaries, is getting ready to set sale across the Atlantic ocean in an attempt to peacefully invade Spain and mark the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest. On May 3rd, the Zapatista’s conquering force – three men, three women and a transgender woman – will leave Mexican soil […]
Artist Turns Old Lighthouse Into a Vibrantly Colored Work of Art
Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel turned a non-descript lighthouse in northern Spain’s Cantabria region into an eye-catching work of art. Inspired by the “natural wealth of the region by representing local fauna and, with its textures, the cultural diversity of a modern and open Cantabria, which is connected to the world,” Okuda San Miguel turned […]
Children Sprout Hair All Over Their Bodies After Being Given Hair Restorer for Upset Stomachs
Around 20 Spanish children ended up growing hair all over their bodies after being administered hair restoring medicine, instead of syrup for upset stomachs. In a shocking incident first in the summer of 2019, almost two dozen children reportedly started exhibiting symptoms of hypertrichosis, aka “werewolf syndrome”. They started growing hair excessively all over their […]
World’s Most Expensive Piece of Ham Sells for $14,000
A Spanish ham producer recently announced that it sold the most expensive piece of traditional Iberian ham to a Japanese buyer for the outrageous price of 12,000 euros ($14,100). Julio Revilla, president of Sierra Mayor Jabugo, an Iberian ham producer based in Corteconcepción, Spain’s Huelva region, said that the record-breaking piece of ham was prepared […]
Spanish Man Runs 61 Kilometers While Confined in His Own Small Apartment
In an effort to prove that been confined or quarantined indoors during the coronavirus pandemic is no excuse for neglecting daily exercise, a Spanish athlete recently spent ten hours running a 61-kilometer marathon in the comfort of his own home. Like the vast majority of people in his country and much of Europe, Javier Castroverde, […]
Tailoring Shop Sparks Controversy by Charging People $17 Just for Trying On Suits
A tailoring shop in the Spanish city of Bilbao has sparked a heated debate online after it was reported that it started charging people 15 euros ($16.7) just for trying on clothes. Camino Azula Pascual, co-owner of the Pascual Bilbao tailoring shop in downtown Bilbao, has been making custom men’s suits and tuxedos for 40 […]
Spanish Man Drives Through the Doors of a Church, Claiming He Was Possessed
A 35-year old Spanish man was recently arrested after ramming his SUV through the wooden doors of a church so he could gain access inside, claiming it was the only place where he could take shelter from his demonic “possession”. On January 8th,the unnamed man reportedly drove up to the large doors of the San […]
Known Criminal’s Tomb Features Life-Size Statue of Him and Replica of Audi Q5
The marble tomb of a notorious truck hijacker is set to become one of the most famous attractions in the Spanish province of Granada, because of two bronze eccentricities – a life-size statue of the man buried there, and a realistic replica of an Audi Q5, the car he used to carry out his hijackings […]
Monte Neme – Spain’s Very Own Toxic Maldives
During the same time that a turquoise but toxic lake near the Russian city of Novosibirsk is making international headlines as the “Siberian Maldives“, a similarly dangerous attraction is gaining notoriety in Spain. During the first and second World Wars, Monte Neme was a prized tungsten mine that supplied the material necessary for making light […]
Spanish Woman Allegedly Files Complaint Against Hitman Who Failed to Carry Out Crime
Spanish police reported that a woman who hired her son-in-law to kill her partner recently turned up to file a complaint against him after he failed to live up to his end of the bargain. Earlier this month, an unnamed woman and her daughter went to a police station in central Madrid to file two […]
Man Faces Two-Year Prison Sentence for Opening Letter Addressed to His 10-Year-Old Son
A Spanish man risks spending the next two years in prison for opening a letter addressed to his 10-year-old son and using it as evidence in a trial against the boy’s mother. In a hearing held on Wednesday in the Spanish city of Seville, a father was accused by the prosecution of violating his child’s […]