In Spain, soccer is more than just a sport. Over the past century, political battles have been fought on the pitch, including, most notably, over Catalonia’s independence movement. Police in Madrid ...

Thousands of people waving Spanish flags lined the streets of Madrid Thursday as soldiers marched by and aircraft drawing trails of red and yellow smoke flew overhead in a military parade marking ...

A woman walks past rainbow flags placed on a street during the International LGBT Pride Day, in Villanueva de Algaidas BARCELONA (Reuters) - When police ordered a local mayor in southern Spain to take ...

MEXICO CITYMEXICO CITY — Spain has returned to Mexico two 19th century flags carried by Mexican independence war heroes. Mexican President Felipe Calderon presented the flags in a military ceremony ...

MADRID (AP) – Rafael Nadal will be Spain's flag-bearer at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. The announcement was made Wednesday at an event in Madrid marking the 100-day countdown to the Aug. 5 opening ...

MADRID (Reuters) - At Jose Luis Sosa-Dias's factory near Madrid, lengths of bright red and yellow polyester are being steamed and pressed as workers rush to rebuild stocks of the Spanish flag after a ...

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BARCELONA – When police ordered a local mayor in southern Spain to take down a rainbow flag put up to celebrate gay pride on Friday because it was illegal, more than 300 households in the village ...