The Re-Emergence of "Fortress Spain"

The Re-Emergence of

On January 8, a day after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, Pegida, the German-based anti-Islam movement opened a branch in Spain, and called for a mass rally in front of mosques in Madrid and Valencia. On January 12, Spanish newspapers reported proudly that the Alhambra, the Moorish palace in Granada, had celebrated "the best year of its history", breaking its own record in receiving 2.4 million visitors in 2014, making it once again the most visited cultural site in Spain, if not in Europe.

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