Comments for Ronda in Southern Spain

Comment on Spanish Banks to Transfer Toxic Debts to New ‘Bad Bank’ by payment experts

payment experts — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:02:26 +0000

Its a poor idea, you will only let “good” banks to keep up with an irresponsible policy as they will get rid off their assets, and have most of the concentrated debt in one bank probably backed by the government or the ECB or both, which in essence is an offical transfer of private debt to the public sector.

Comment on Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows (Templete de la Virgen de los Dolores) by Ronda Today

Ronda Today — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:30:21 +0000

Ahhh, thank you so much for clarifying that, and after looking at images of people being garroted (not my favourite passtime I might add) I see that strangulation is most definitely a more obvious possibility considering the bulging eyes of the statues.

Comment on Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows (Templete de la Virgen de los Dolores) by Nigel

Nigel — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:29:14 +0000

The more I think about it, the more I think that when non Spaniards came to Ronda and saw this shrine and the carvings they automatically associated the cord around the necks with a hangman’s noose. Fairly obvious conclusion to arrive at. So naturally the story became legend. However the Garrote was the main method of execution back in the 18th Century – a loop around the neck with a stick to twist the rope until strangulation. In 1828 according to sources the Garrote was made the official means of execution in Spain. Goya drew a depiction of a priest being Garroted by French forces during the Peninsular War titled “Por una navaja” – for carrying a knife – and the method can be clearly compared with those stone figures at the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows. The last person to be executed by this method was in 1959. The death penalty was abolished in Spain in 1978.

Comment on Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows (Templete de la Virgen de los Dolores) by Ronda Today

Ronda Today — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:14:42 +0000

You raise a good point Nigel. Thank you.

The unofficial name of the temple is the shrine of the hanged, however this could be confusing misnaming based on the fact both methods of execution are related to the neck…

Comment on Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows (Templete de la Virgen de los Dolores) by Nigel

Nigel — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:31:51 +0000

Sorry to be so gruesome but surely the hangman’s noose was never used ? Spain preferred the Garrote to eliminate people.

Comment on Carrying ID when Living in Spain by Ronda Today

Ronda Today — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:24:26 +0000

Thank you Sam, your comment is very much appreciated. We take a dim view of copyright infringement, especially considering it only takes an email to request permission to republish.

Have a great day :)

Comment on Carrying ID when Living in Spain by Sam

Sam — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 11:42:26 +0000

Did you nick this from them, or did they nick it from you? http://www.grupoestupendo.es/content/carrying-id-while-spain

Comment on AVE in Ronda? Don’t Bet On It! by Philip Ross

Philip Ross — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:50:04 +0000

The Olive Press newspaper http://www.theolivepress.es is covering this story at length currently. It seems the EU is going ahead with the plan to site the AVE line through the Ronda valley after all, as the coastal route has been rejected by the EU. Even the Olive Press’s editor Jon Clarke is now selling his property, La Alcantarilla, at Arriate near Ronda and an advert appears for it appears in this months edition – seems a coincidence.

Comment on Hotel Parador, Ronda **** by Lisa Hedling

Lisa Hedling — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:31:24 +0000

Having stayed in several Parador hotels during our stay in Spain we were expecting nothing less than fantastic service, but the location of the hotel completely won us over. We stayed in a two level room on the top floor with fantastic views from the terrace of the gorge and the bridge. We paid extra to have that room but had been told by friends we met along the way that in Ronda it is worth it. A very pleasurable stay.

Comment on Fuengirola Sohail Castle by Andrzej Musial

Andrzej Musial — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:24:24 +0000

In 1810 gen Bleyney was taken in prison by Polish soldier who were Bonaparte alies.All the cannons,rifles, and powder wer conquered by Poles
who sunk a British ship and were 300 in number (+ 20 Frenchmen).British force 10 times larger had to withdraw.The commander of the castle was
cpt.Mlokosiewicz ( a Pole)