• Miss Whitney: An artist who left her mark in Andalucía
    The bronze sculpture of Miss Whitney holding her work. (A. M. S.)

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    Miss Whitney: An artist who left her mark in Andalucía

    Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney was an art patron, collector and sculptor; she created monuments and shattered patriarchal foundations

    Alekk M. Saanders |
  • Emma Pettit: 'When I moved to Spain the plan was to make art and foster dogs'
    Emma Petitt with one of her "babes" at the Frigiliana art walk in October. (J. Rhodes)

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    Emma Pettit: 'When I moved to Spain the plan was to make art and foster dogs'

    Her "babes" - figurative paintings of curvaceous women in swimming costumes - have been a huge success in the USA, "especially in places like Florida and California, where people have pools at home or beach houses"

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • Charles Betty: A dedication to welfare on the Costa
    Betty in Benalmádena during his 100th birthday celebrations. (SUR)

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    Charles Betty: A dedication to welfare on the Costa

    After receiving an MBE in 2022 for services to the British community in Spain, the former teacher was honoured with a special distinction from Benalmádena in 2024

    Tony Bryant |
  • Queen Fabiola: A Belgian monarch born in Spain
    Queen Fabiola of Belgium during a visit to Granada. (Ideal)

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    Queen Fabiola: A Belgian monarch born in Spain

    She was married to King Baudouin until his death in 1993 while the royal couple were on holiday in Motril

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • Friedrich Schatz: Malaga wines with a touch of Germany
    Friedrich Schatz with one of his wines. (SUR)

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    Friedrich Schatz: Malaga wines with a touch of Germany

    The bodega has been in Ronda for over four decades but the family's winemaking tradition goes back almost four centuries

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • José Miguel Carrera: The 'great freedom fighter'
    His bronze bust in Cadiz. (SUR)

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    José Miguel Carrera: The 'great freedom fighter'

    Born in Chile in 1785, Carrera arrived in Spain in 1808 and joined the Spanish Army, distinguishing himself in heroic battles against Napoleonic forces

    Tony Bryant |
  • Alexander Fleming: an invitation to Seville and Cordoba
    Sir Alexander Fleming with dignitaries and scientists in Cordoba. (ABC)

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    Alexander Fleming: an invitation to Seville and Cordoba

    The Scottish doctor who discovered penicillin visited Spain in 1948, three years after he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • John S. Langdon: the creator of football in Seville
    The team Langdon put together in 1890, with club officials. (SUR)

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    John S. Langdon: the creator of football in Seville

    The son of an English soldier born in Gibraltar in 1854, Langdon played a crucial role in the amateur beginnings of the Spanish football club in 1890

    Tony Bryant |
  • Wilhelm Sundheim-Giese: A German business leader in Huelva
    Wilhelm Sundheim-Giese. (Universidad Internacional de Andalucía)

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    Wilhelm Sundheim-Giese: A German business leader in Huelva

    He settled in the Spanish city during the 19th century when many other foreign entrepreneurs saw its industrial potential

    Jennie Rhodes |
  • From corporate America to the heart of Malaga
    Laurie Levin posing with her book Call Me a Woman about the benefits of gender equality for world peace. (Marilú Báez)

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    From corporate America to the heart of Malaga

    Laurie Levin, an American coach and feminist based in the city, talks about how to deal with the current political turmoil

    Cristina Vallejo |