Elihu Yale and his Wicked Wife

Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

Speaker: David Ebsworth Elihu Yale is a major figure in our history, though now mostly forgotten. One of the first nabobs, (a Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire) Yale bequeathed […]

Medieval Pleasures. Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll in the Middle Ages

Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

Speaker: Keith Smith When the word Medieval is mentioned, one conjures up images of death, disease and depravity. But what was life in the Middle Ages in Europe really like?What did […]

Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy

Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

Speaker: Angela Chantry Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome.Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an […]

César Manrique Cabrera (1919-1992)

Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

Speaker: Angela Chantry César Manrique Cabrera (1919-1992): described as the man “building paradise in the ruins of hell”.César Manrique Cabrera was a Spanish painter, sculptor and artist, best known for […]