Spanïard from Montana
@bikesandbattles.bsky.social
Spain, Spanish history (particularly the Civil War). UPenn, Michigan, ICADE: econ., IR, law.
Sergei Eisenstein and motorcycles.
Jack (Handey) of all trades, master of none.
Sergei Eisenstein and motorcycles.
Jack (Handey) of all trades, master of none.
Time-traveling fascist Benedict Cumberbatch really steals the show in this March 1938 malt cream (coffee alternative) ad in an article published in the Nationalist-backing publication Aragon about international "friends".
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Time-traveling fascist Benedict Cumberbatch really steals the show in this March 1938 malt cream (coffee alternative) ad in an article published in the Nationalist-backing publication Aragon about international "friends".
I am an absolute sucker for coats/jackets, particularly wax-cloth and leather. A true weakness.
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I am an absolute sucker for coats/jackets, particularly wax-cloth and leather. A true weakness.
"...Ryan returns home with his secretary..."
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"...Ryan returns home with his secretary..."
Some very excited people leaving for the front in Spanish Civil War.
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Some very excited people leaving for the front in Spanish Civil War.
As I was saying. Spanish lunch…
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As I was saying. Spanish lunch…
Now this is a true Spanish restaurant
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Now this is a true Spanish restaurant
"Living Free"
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"Living Free"
When Calibre gets the metadata wrong, it really gets it wrong...
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
When Calibre gets the metadata wrong, it really gets it wrong...
Trump’s knack for these types of disarming comments is really something. I wish his parents would have hugged and supported him, because I would have loved to see a non-fully-transactional Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Trump’s knack for these types of disarming comments is really something. I wish his parents would have hugged and supported him, because I would have loved to see a non-fully-transactional Trump.
That thread already IS about tanks!
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
That thread already IS about tanks!
Rehearsing for the Christmas play. Nothing half-assed in this house
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Rehearsing for the Christmas play. Nothing half-assed in this house
FNT 35 = Fábrica Nacional de Toledo 1935
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
FNT 35 = Fábrica Nacional de Toledo 1935
Chonky boi on the nationalist side of the battle line in Casa de Campo
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Chonky boi on the nationalist side of the battle line in Casa de Campo
Governor of Texas is bewildered by arbitration.
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Governor of Texas is bewildered by arbitration.
Posting my favorite photo of Franco on the 50th anniversary of his death
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Posting my favorite photo of Franco on the 50th anniversary of his death
Three big themes (among many) that come up in press and propaganda on both sides of the Spanish civil war.
The role of women, the importance of exercise and sports, and theater.
The role of women, the importance of exercise and sports, and theater.
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Three big themes (among many) that come up in press and propaganda on both sides of the Spanish civil war.
The role of women, the importance of exercise and sports, and theater.
The role of women, the importance of exercise and sports, and theater.
Wait, what?
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Wait, what?
In case it’s unclear what’s going on here.
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In case it’s unclear what’s going on here.
Soap advertisement in the Falangist publication “Y” (1939, the Nationalists’ “año triunfal”).
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Soap advertisement in the Falangist publication “Y” (1939, the Nationalists’ “año triunfal”).
The battle lines were so long that it’s just littered with positions among olive groves.
So people aren’t usually out there. So it’s more an abstract idea of the war.
Nobody but a few even know what a stripper clip or a pmk round is.
So people aren’t usually out there. So it’s more an abstract idea of the war.
Nobody but a few even know what a stripper clip or a pmk round is.
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The battle lines were so long that it’s just littered with positions among olive groves.
So people aren’t usually out there. So it’s more an abstract idea of the war.
Nobody but a few even know what a stripper clip or a pmk round is.
So people aren’t usually out there. So it’s more an abstract idea of the war.
Nobody but a few even know what a stripper clip or a pmk round is.
Probably not exactly any of those. The 40-and-unders know about the Battle of Jarama, but most couldn’t tell you where the lines were. And only specific areas are marked as historical. But even large trench systems like this (my photos) are unmarked.
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Probably not exactly any of those. The 40-and-unders know about the Battle of Jarama, but most couldn’t tell you where the lines were. And only specific areas are marked as historical. But even large trench systems like this (my photos) are unmarked.
The irony, of course, is that I spent the lunch break documenting shrapnel on a battlefield.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The irony, of course, is that I spent the lunch break documenting shrapnel on a battlefield.
My in-laws brought me a flat cap from Scotland this spring. It’s raining and I threw it in.
I feel like I’m about to glass a bawbag.
I feel like I’m about to glass a bawbag.
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My in-laws brought me a flat cap from Scotland this spring. It’s raining and I threw it in.
I feel like I’m about to glass a bawbag.
I feel like I’m about to glass a bawbag.
Memorial to Soviet volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.
Behind is the Spanish Falange’s yoke and arrows, where the first local boss of the Falange to die in the Civil War is buried.
Behind is the Spanish Falange’s yoke and arrows, where the first local boss of the Falange to die in the Civil War is buried.
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Memorial to Soviet volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.
Behind is the Spanish Falange’s yoke and arrows, where the first local boss of the Falange to die in the Civil War is buried.
Behind is the Spanish Falange’s yoke and arrows, where the first local boss of the Falange to die in the Civil War is buried.