A storied tradition has been weakened by animal rights concerns. With the pandemic halting bullfights, breeders and others face hard choices.
Author: RAPHAEL MINDER
Portugal Honors a Diplomat Who Saved Jews From the Nazis
Aristides de Sousa Mendes provided Jews and others in Nazi-occupied France with visas allowing them to flee the country, actions that brought him severe reprisals during his lifetime.
In Town Where Madeleine McCann Vanished, Residents Weary of the Case
“There’s also the feeling that anybody who could have possibly been interrogated has already said all that could be said,” one public official said of the 2007 disappearance of the British 3-year-old.
Coronavirus Turns a Spanish Sea Delicacy Back Into Daily Fare
With high-end restaurants closed, the price of prawns has tumbled, allowing fishmongers to pick up the shellfish at a discount and offer them to a much broader clientele.
Spain’s Courts, Already Strained, Face Crisis as Lockdown Lifts
A country known for litigiousness has gingerly restarted court proceedings, and lawyers are bracing for chaos.
Wandering a Grand Hotel Emptied by Coronavirus, and Checking 1,400 Taps
A luxury hotel in Barcelona plans to welcome guests again once Spain’s lockdown ends. Until then, its sole occupant lives in a room with enviable views and preps it for a post-pandemic world.
When Pet Owners Fall Ill With Coronavirus, What Happens Next?
Spain, which is enduring one of the world’s biggest and deadliest outbreaks, grapples with moral and practical questions on caring for animals when their owners are suddenly sick.
Spain Recounts Coronavirus Deaths
No country is really sure how many people it has lost to the pandemic. But in Spain, it has become bitterly political.
Spain’s Coronavirus Crisis Accelerated as Warnings Went Unheeded
The Spanish epidemic has become a painful example of the tendency of one government after another to ignore the experiences of countries where the virus has already struck.
Rafael Gómez Nieto, Last Member of Unit That Helped Liberate Paris, Dies at 99
Mr. Gómez, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who served in a French unit that entered Paris in 1944, was infected by the coronavirus.