Madrid, Spain 12 September 2014 Madrid’s basketball arena which will be the final venue for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Euroleague Final Four 2015. It hosted two major international basketball events in the first decade of the 21st century: the Eurobasket 2007 and the Euroleague Final Four 2008. It has also hosted continue reading : Palacio de Departes de la Comunidad de Madrid
Las Ventas
Madrid, Spain 12 September 2014 Also called the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas which is a significant part of Spain’s heritage and culture. This famous bullring in Madrid was inaugurated on June 17, 1931 and has a capacity of 25,000 people. It has about 65 meters in diamter making it as one of the continue reading : Las Ventas
Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperacion Rooftop
Madrid, Spain 12 September 2014 Overlooking scenery of the city of Madrid can be viewed at the rooftop of the Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperacion (MAEC), Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. MAEC’s role is to plan, direct, implement and assess Spain’s foreign policy and development cooperation. * * *
Interview with Josela Somoza
Madrid, Spain 11 September 2014 Ms. Josela is a very active Filipino community leader and coordinator in Spain that helps in arranging events for the community members. She works as a cook in a private home and keeps herself busy at the Parroquia de Nuestra Senora del Espino as well. It is a church where continue reading : Interview with Josela Somoza
Interview with Carmen Molina
Member of the Filipino Community in Spain Madrid, Spain 11 September 2014 Ms. Carmen discusses how the Spanish people influenced the way Filipinos’ way of living as the Spanish colonization in the Philippines began when Portugese explorer Ferdinand Magellan came to the country in 1521. She likewise describes the life of Dr. Jose Rizal in continue reading : Interview with Carmen Molina
Puerta del Sol
Madrid, Spain 10 September 2014 Best known as the busiest place in Madrid, it is the center or kilometer zero of the radial network of Spanish roads. Originally, it was one of the gates in the city wall that surrounded Madrid in the 15th century. In the north side of the Post Office, there is continue reading : Puerta del Sol