Madrid

El Gafe has left the building

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July 2nd 2010
Kyle On 20th August 2008, Spanair flight 5022 crashed at Madrid Barajas killing all but 18 on-board. Luckily neither Tahlei nor I were on board. However, my flight had landed only hours before, so starting Spain’s run of terrible luck under the spell of The Gafe! Since then Spain has plunged into an economic recession, seen unemployment reach record highs of 20%!,(MISSING) had two of the ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more