Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599-1660) was Spain's greatest painter in the baroque style and one of the most outstanding of the European artists of his century. The paternal grandparents of Diego Velázquez came from...

After six years of languishing in the minority party in the House of Representatives, New York City's Democrats could once again emerge as a powerful group if their party regains control of the House this November. Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem, for...

Si un hipotético viajero del tiempo lograse llegar al Madrid que conoció Velázquez, descubriría que la ciudad era, el centro neurálgico de un imperio enorme y deslumbrante, aunque éste ya empezaba a sufrir los primeros síntomas de decadencia. Pese a las crecientes dificultades...