In the month marking Columbus Day, we trace some of the city’s Spanish connections on wide-ranging fronts

From conquistadors and colonisers during the Age of Discovery , to traders, priests and socio-cultural contributors in their country of adoption, the Spanish bond with Bombay has stayed special and close in a variety of ways.

When Columbus conquered Parel Say “Hola” to a fascinating part of Espana midtown. In the heart of quintessentially Maharashtrian Parel — specifically Naigaon in Dadar East — stand La Nina, La Santa Maria and La Pinta. How did Christopher Columbus’ historic ships come to christen these four-storey buildings near Bhoiwada police station? Read More

Erected in 1937-38 alongside rowed chawls for mill mazdoors, the trio of blocks accommodated St Xavier’s College s

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