Tag: Sevilla

• January 3, 2022

  Francoist Spain (1938 – 1975)

  Preface: I am in the process of trying to rewrite the preface historical material for the travel guides, and split it into a separate book. At that point, I want to then go back and do a much better job at doing the travel guide part and history of some of the specific parts of…
• January 1, 2022

  Nineteenth century Spain (1810 – 1874)

  As Spain left the Enlightenment period and proceeded into the nineteenth century, a change in cultural attitudes around homosexuality began to take place because of advances in science, philosophy and politics; this resulting in people more generally beginning to advocate for increased human rights across the whole of Spanish society. Despite this, women were often…
• December 30, 2021

  Hapsburg Spain (1516 – 1700)

  Preface: I am in the process of trying to rewrite the preface historical material for the travel guides, and split it into a separate book. At that point, I want to then go back and do a much better job at doing the travel guide part and history of some of the specific parts of…
• December 16, 2021

  Route of the Inquisition and Santa Teresa in Sevilla

  Sevilla was the home and birthplace of the Spanish Inquisition starting in 1484 at the Convento de San Pablo el Real. This was a place that Santa Teresa became familiar with in association with her alleged lesbianism. In Sevilla, three resentful nuns complained about her behavior, accusing her of engaging in orgies with the prioress…
• December 12, 2021

  Ruta de Lesbians: History with AIDS in Madrid

  Lesbians in Spain have a complicated history with AIDS.  For the most part, it has not impacted our community in the same way it impacted other members of the rainbow.  At the same time, the virus did impact our relationship with other members of the rainbow and organizations that represented us.  Like the events around…
• December 11, 2021

  Ruta de Orgullo: Lesbians at Pride in Spain

  This is a three-part piece. The first is a history of lesbian involvement in Pride in Spain. This, the second part, is a guide to Madrid related sites connected to Orgullo, and some of the history attached to those places.  . This part, the last part is much the same as the second, except the…
• December 11, 2021

  Ruta de Orgullo: History of Lesbians at Pride

  This is a three-part piece. The first is a history of lesbian involvement in Pride in Spain. It is not comprehensive, as Spain is a country of 44 million and that is a lot of territory to cover.  The best sources available discuss Pride events in Madrid, in part because the march is the most…