Cathedral built over the birthplace of Saint Teresa of Ávila — a central figure in Catholic mysticism and contemplative theology.
#History #Photography #ReligiousHistory #CatholicMysticism #SaintTeresa #TeresaOfAvila #Mysticism #HistoricalSites

Salamanca never disappoints
#Salamanca #Spain #Architecture #Photography

17th-century Castilian strongbox.
Iron over wood, reinforced with intersecting bands. A false front keyhole masked a concealed lid mechanism operating eleven internal bolts—security achieved through complexity and deception.
#MaterialCulture #EarlyModern #HistoryOfTechnology

This Emerson radio (1932) with Mickey engraved made me smile.
Radio has always fascinated. I still travel with a portable one, tuning into local stations in different countries
Seen at the Radio Museum of Ponferrada.
#Radio #RadioHistory #Museums #Ponferrada #VintageTech #AnalogLove #RadioLovers

Moai statues still located in the quarry area, interpreted as having never been transported to their intended destinations following a process of societal collapse.
#SocietalCollapse #QuarryLandscape #CulturalHeritage #Anthropology #WorldHeritage #VisualStudies

Above the tomb of El Cid and Doña Jimena in Burgos Cathedral.
Often remembered as a Christian hero, El Cid was in fact a professional mercenary who served both Christian and Muslim rulers.
#BurgosCathedral #GothicArchitecture #ElCid #MedievalSpain

Don Quixote endures as a figure shaped by excessive reading, where books “dried up” his brain and blurred reason with imagination, as he prepares to attack the windmills he mistakes for giants.
Seen in the town of El Toboso.
#DonQuixote #Cervantes #Literature #CulturalHeritage #ElToboso #Spain

Originally built by the Knights Templar.
Castle of Ponferrada, Spain.
#Ponferrada #KnightsTemplar #Medieval #Castle #Spain #History #Photography

In Don Quixote, all of Don Quixote’s deeds are driven by his love for Dulcinea.
According to the story, she is from El Toboso.
#DonQuixote #Literature #Spain #CulturalHistory #ElToboso

In Consuegra, the windmills are still here.
Don Quijote may have lost the battle — but he won the story.
#Photography #Culture #History #Spain

Excluded by AI.
Large groups of people will be permanently excluded from the job market—without ever knowing why.
Partial extract from an automated assessment I received in a recruitment process managed by Anteriad. Shared for critical analysis.
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In my case, I was left with the impression that everyday choices and salary expectations were interpreted through vague, pseudoscientific lenses, based on the analysis of my voice messages.
Shared for critical analysis.
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A photo I took of Toledo that was published in The Guardian Weekly. It was a weekend trip — Madrid hotels were too expensive, so I took the train to Toledo instead. Arriving on foot from the station, on a very hot day, history and light did the rest.

Just finished Shamans Among Us by Joseph Polimeni. A fascinating exploration of shamanism, schizophrenia, and the evolutionary roots of religion. Thought-provoking, unsettling, and worth reading slowly.