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Bankers warn they may walk away from an independent Catalonia

El País Madrid

Joint statement by leading lenders warns about risks to financial stability of a unilateral decision, which could take the region out of the euro zone

Catalonia turns to embassies for independence support

International representatives in Madrid receive 20th memo in two years defending the separatist cause ahead of elections

Catalonia’s top secessionist candidate gets BBC pummeling

Video showing ‘worst’ moments of Junts pel Sí hopeful Raül Romeva’s ‘Hardtalk’ interview with Stephen Sackur goes viral on social media

SPANISH LANGUAGE

King Felipe calls on US Spanish-speakers to promote their language

Speech comes in wake of Donald Trump’s remarks regarding immigrants. Monarch warns Hispanics run the risk of not speaking the language at home

LATIN AMERICA

Half of Mexicans don’t know nation won its independence from Spain

Only 32% of citizens responded correctly to the question in a national survey, while 13% thought the country was a US colony

SPANISH LOTTERY

220 people claim ownership of lost lottery ticket worth €4.7 million

A Coruña lottery dealer who found winning receipt stands to keep the prize, but is distraught at the thought

The Three Kings of Orient parade down Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid.

After years of pressure, Madrid’s Balthazar to be played by black man

Capital’s new administration to honor longstanding claim by African community regarding January 5 Three Kings parade

EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE

How Facebook is helping Chileans after Wednesday’s tremor

C. H. Madrid

The Safety Check service has sprung into action after the 8.4-magnitude tremor hit

CRIME

Camino killer cut off victim’s hands to hinder identification

Autopsy reveals that US tourist Denise Pikka Thiem died from a blow to the head. Suspect’s lawyer says his client dragged body around after killing her while in a “bewildered” state

LATIN AMERICA

A family member holding up a picture of Jhosivani Guerrero at a march. / P .P (AFP)

Mexico confirms identity of second missing student teacher

Attorney general says DNA testing has identified remains of Jhosivani Guerrero

US ROYAL VISIT

Obama deeply committed to “strong, unified Spain”

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia make first official visit to the United States. While not explicitly mentioned, Catalan issue hovered over Washington meeting between US president and monarch

Judge probes use of four fake Goyas to fund Madrid hospital

Project to build spinal cord center was canceled after police looked into authenticity of artworks, which had been valued at €10 million

LATIN AMERICA

Proportion of US Hispanics born abroad sees sharp decline

Cristina F. Pereda Washington 1

Reality of Latino community growth in contrast to alarmist illegal immigration messages of some politicians

police brutality

Ester Quintana addressing the regional parliament of Catalonia. / M. M.

Catalonia pays €261,000 to woman who lost an eye to rubber bullet

Officials and police repeatedly denied that projectiles could have injured Ester Quintana. Her lawyer hopes the decision will help other victims in similar circumstances

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Osama Abdul Mohsen and his seven-year-old son Zaid. / K. P.

Syrian refugees sponsored by soccer school tour their new home

Osama Abdul Mohsen and his sons Mohammed and Zaid were greeted by neighbors in the Madrid suburb of Getafe

“Toro de la Vega and bullfighting are worlds apart”

EL PAÍS taurine critic Antonio Lorca argues that the matador’s art has nothing to do with the bull hunt

No body, no crime? Tracking down the ‘perfect’ murderers

The impossibility of finding a corpse is not stopping the Spanish police from making convictions in missing persons cases

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A group of Spaniards arrives in Venezuela in 1949.

When Spaniards were the refugees

Many have been drawing comparisons between the Syrian refugee crisis and the exodus during Spain’s 1936-39 Civil War

Spain’s craziest summer festivals

Fiesta time doesn’t always mean running with the bulls: some prefer hurling butane canisters or climbing up greased poles

I live in Barcelona and work in London (well, sometimes)

After his blog post proving it was doable went viral, Sam Cookney decided to put his crazy plan into practice

MOST-READ ARTICLES

Why Spaniards ‘shit in the sea’

New book explores the origins of puzzling Spanish idioms that can sound shocking, vulgar or nonsensical to many foreigners

The quiet devotion of Spain’s Sufis

There are around 1,200 Spanish converts to this mystical form of Islam, most of them in Granada and Cáceres

Cycle-route booby traps: a growing danger for Spain’s mountain bikers

One rider left paraplegic after slamming into rock placed across downhill route

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