Three events in The Netherlands, September-October 2026.
BREDA – September 25, 2026 – 20:00 h.
EINDHOVEN – September 30, 2026 – 20:00 h.
‘S HERTOGENBOSCH (BOLDUQUE) – October 9, 2026 – 20:00 h.
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 Spain, forced the surrender of the city.
This last great Spanish victory against the ‘heretic rebels’ in the Eighty Years’ War in the Low Countries (1568-1648) was immortalized in a play by Calderón de la Barca, ‘El sitio de Breda’ (‘The siege of Breda’), and, of course, by the famous Velázquez painting, ‘La Rendición de Breda’ (‘Breda surrenders’), better known in Spain as ‘Las Lanzas’ (‘The Lances’)
In his talk, dramatized in a surprising and humoristic fashion, Harry – born and raised in Breda – talks about the historical context of the siege and its propagandistic use in later years.
Events:
- BREDA
Location: Cultural center ‘De Pekhoeve’, Dorpstraat 94, 4851 CN Ulvenhout (Breda, The Netherlands).
Date: September 25, 2026
Time: 20.00 hours
Organizer: Association ‘Las Lanzas’ Language: Spanish
- EINDHOVEN
Location: St. Joris Gildehuis, Boutenslaan 159-A, 5644 TV Eindhoven (The Netherlands)
Date: September 30, 2026
Time: 20.00 hours
Organizer: ‘Asociación Iberoamericana Eindhoven’ (AIE). Language: Spanish
- ‘S HERTOGENBOSCH
Location: HEVO-gebouw, Tulpstraat 2-4, 5241 XV Rosmalen (The Netherlands)
Date: October 9, 2026
Time: 20.00 hours
Organizer: Foundation ‘El Bosco‘. Language: Spanish