2010 January | The Babylon Idiomas Blog
History of the Alameda de Hércules

Sevilla is a historic city and legend has it that it was founded by the Greek hero Hercules. It was then renamed Hispalis by the Romans who made it the capital of a large Iberian Roman province. More than enough reason to honour these ancient founders of this wonderful city. After the discovery of the Americas in 1492, Sevilla became the central hub for seafarers, accumulating wealth and people in the process. Just north of the centre was an area which was often inundated by the Guadalquivir...

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A DELE Exam for every level?

With the introduction of the A2 and C1 exam this year, the Instituto Cervantes offers official DELE exams for every level. In case you don’t know what Instituto Cervantes is, it is the official government organization (named after the famous writer Miguel de Cervantes who wrote the don Quijote books) that regulates and promotes the Spanish language. The Instituto Cervantes introduced many years ago the Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE) which has become the standard...

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