Talks
Dramatized talk “The 400th anniversary of Breda’s surrender”
Historical context and propagandistic use of military feat. Location: Koningkerk. Bruijnings Ingenhoeslaan 4, 2273 KR Voorburg, Países Bajos Date: January 15, 2026 Time: 20.00 hours Organizer: Asociación Hispánica de La Haya, www.asoha.nl . Language: Spanish Entry fee...
Café Literario La Nava: “Historical Memory Beyond Spain”
New session of Café Literario La Nava. On Monday, December 1st, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., we will be at the Municipal Library of Navalafuente (c/ Iglesia 13 – Navalafuente, Madrid) with a new session titled “Historical Memory Beyond Spain. Collective Traumas in Europe,...
Conference in The Hague, The Netherlands “Fifty years of the Spanish Transition. Lessons learned from the Modernisation and Europeanisation of Spain”
Conference in The Hague, The Netherlands “Fifty years of the Spanish Transition. Lessons learned from the Modernisation and Europeanisation of Spain”. English language conference. November 10th, 2025, from 13.15 to 17.30 hours. Location: ‘Clingendael’ Institute...
Breda surrenders – ‘La Rendición de Breda’
Four centuries ago, in 1624 and 1625, all of Europe followed the siege of the city of Breda with utmost interest. In June 1625, after ten months of strangling encirclement, the Italian general Spinola and his tens of thousands of troops, fighting for the king of...
Talk on Saint Nicholas
In many cultures and countries, there is one day in the year when children receive special presents. In most regions of Spain, Epiphany (January 6th) is traditionally that day. In Germany, Britain and the U.S., the important days are Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...
Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) was the most widely read and most prestigious intellectual of early 16th century Europe. Nevertheless, his dreams never came through. Instead of the open-minded study of biblical and classical texts, dogmatism prevailed....
Dramatized talk on Herman Melville’s ‘Moby Dick’
The novel ‘Moby Dick’ is an almost infinite source of inspiration for study and debate. In his masterpiece from 1851, Herman Melville not only describes the bloody and dangerous reality of sperm whale hunting, he also broaches many other passionate subjects that are...