Juan Carlos Menendez
Carpe Diem
[ENG-SPN] The Virgin who dwells in the rock and listens to the thirst of the fields / La Virgen que habita la piedra y escucha la sed del campo
There are, of course, quite a few natural caves that, for reasons both religious and metaphysical, were converted into sanctuaries where worship and homage we
[ENG-SPN] The Celtic Sculpture That Crossed the Sea: Ireland in Soria Stone / La escultura celta que cruzó el mar: Irlanda en la piedra soriana
Of those close connections that existed since ancient times between Spain and Ireland, some evidence still remains in our most arcane architecture. These, in
[ENG-SPN] Where the Templars Disappeared: Bellojín, Pancorbo, and the Invisible Traces / Donde el Temple se esfumó: Bellojín, Pancorbo y las Huellas Invisibles
Unlike in France, where King Philip IV the Fair and his minister, Phillippe de Nogaret, implemented a tyrannical tax system in an operation whose sole objecti
[ENG-SPN] Where Melancholy Turns to Stone: Romanesque as a Reflection of Being / Donde la Melancolía se hace piedra: el Románico como reflejo del ser
Milton, with his lost and, predictably, never-found paradise; Verlaine, with his seductive melancholy, the same melancholy that cleaves the heart with monoton
[ENG-SPN] Where Silence Speaks: Miracles and Solitude in the Duratón Gorges / Donde el Silencio Habla: Milagros y Soledad en las Hoces del Duratón
It was, without a doubt, another Thebaid, albeit on a smaller scale than in other places, such as El Bierzo, where men took refuge. Wounded by the unforeseeab
[ENG-SPN] El Jardín del Capricho: Where Goya, Mystery, and Reason Go Hand in Hand / El Jardín del Capricho: Donde Goya, el Misterio y la Razón se Dan la Mano/
One of the most enchanted, and by default, most charming corners of Madrid, is located along the main artery that connects the capital of Spain with those oth