The man from Logroño who (almost) made it to the Moon

Rey Pastor. Fuente de los riojanos ilustres.

Fifty years after his death, we follow the great mathematician Julio Rey Pastor through the streets of the city where he was born. On the clearest nights, moonlight shines on the Ebro. Strangely enough, if the International Astronomical Union hadn’t said no, there would be a name from Logroño up there. This was the wish […]

The sad story of an illustrious woman from La Rioja

Maria de la O Lejárraga

A large mural on the gutter between Laruel and Bretón de los Herreros streets is a well-deserved tribute to the writer and activist María de la O Lejárraga, one of the most unknown and fascinating characters of La Rioja. The fountain of illustrious people from La Rioja, popularly known as the fountain of “those with […]