Have you ever been to Spain and had the surrealist experience of dealing with paperwork?

Have you had the problem of having to write one first name (when you may have two) and two surnames (when you may have only one)?

This is especially interesting for translators when they need to translate personal information forms from English to Spanish or from Spanish to English, because the English form will contain the words "First names" (in the plural) and "Surname" (in the singular) w...

Spain´s flag (the national one) is as colorful as the
country itself with its red and yellow horizontal
triband.

The yellow stripe is in the middle and is twice as tall as
each red band, and the height of the flag is two-thirds the
width.

A simplified version of Spain´s coat-of-arms is pictured on
the yellow band, towards the hoist side.

The Spanish coat-of-arms includes the royal seal, framed by
the Pillars of Hercules, which represent Gibraltar and Ceuta
on either side of the...

History

Spanish lore says the true origin of bull running began in North-Eastern Spain during the early 14th century. When transporting their cattle to market men would attempt to speed up the process by using fear and excitement to hurry the cattle along. Through time this practice began to turn into a competition as young men would attempt to race in front of the bulls and make it to the safety of the pens without being overtaken. Gradually the popularity of this practice inc...